Joan Kennedy, Former Wife of Ted Kennedy, Dies at 89

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Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89. Here death was confirmed in a statement by her son, Patrick Kennedy, and his wife, Amy. “Mrs. Kennedy was a classically trained…

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