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a shot of the kennedy library where the bodyy of senator kennedy still lies in repose. the funeral will it will arrive in washington about 3:00 p.m. it will be part of a motorcade and then arlington national ceremony. there will be a private ceremony set to take place about 5:30 this afternoon. this is washington journal washington journal for august 29, 2009. for the next half-hour we will talk about senator kennedy s legislative priorities, but we want to talk to you about the president s tax priorities, specifically the promise that he made about the not raising taxes especially among the middle class in order to pay for efforts including health care. host: here s the question can president obama keep his no-tax pledge? it is a story you can find on the left side of the page. tax pledge is a target as deficits and debt grow. smewroys, lori montgomery, during the last year s campaign, president obama vowed to enact a bold agenda without raising taxes fo ....