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Boris Tiraspolsky on Friday, June 06, 2008 1:41:07 AM
"His death, which shocked the nation, came at a time when it was already shaken by its heavy losses in the Vietnam War. His killer, a Palestinian man called Sirhan Sirhan, remains in a California prison, having been given a life term." - BBC
The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
It was 40 years ago today, in the midst of a tumultuous election year, that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Robert Kennedy was shot in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel. In the days that followed, The [Wasington] Post editorial board tried to make sense of his shooting and his legacy.
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