The 15-year-old passenger in the car, riding in the front seat, says in his statement he couldn't tell whether Butts was black or white.

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Her political career began in 1973 after her husband, Maine Rep. Peter Snowe, was killed in a car accident and she was elected to fill his seat.

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Mr Biden said Senator Kennedy became a "big brother" to him when he joined the senate 36 years ago, and encouraged him to keep his seat after his wife and daughter died in a car accident.

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"It's hard to take in, " one fan said as he got in his car, taking off his cap and throwing it on the back seat.

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Younas claimed he had been looking after his daughter while his wife was at work and had found her choking in her car seat with milk dribbling from her mouth.

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Robb still remembers long weekend and holiday car rides, when his grandmother would sit beside him in the back seat and make up stories that stretched the entire trip.

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When his mom got in the car, she scooted all the way over to Roque on the bench seat.

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Today, Bryan, 39, tells his story from the driver's seat of a car that he wouldn't have fit in two years ago .

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