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When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons.

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Adam Clymer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 27
Died: 2018
Died: September 10
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