Sentence structure

[slhood]

I have been cramming to take the GMAT on April 5, and while I have concentrated on the quantitative section, I couldn't help noticing what I read this morning in AOL News. Here's the sentence:

(March 29) -- In a letter to President Barack Obama before he died, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote that access to health care was "the great unfinished business of our society." It was, until now.

Please let me know if it is actually right or wrong. It reads badly.

Thanks!

[rockeyb]

I think the sentence is correct .

HE here refers to Se. Ted Kennedy and NOT Barack Obama .

Although it seems other wise but in my opinion the sentence is correct .

experts please correct me if I am wrong.

[hariharakarthi]

In a letter to President Barack Obama before he died, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote that access to health care was "the great unfinished business of our society."

I think the second part of the sentence has no issues. Sen. Ted... society.

"In a letter to President Barack Obama before he died,"
I think the first part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase which modifies the action of Sen. Ted Kennedy. Hence, it is a verb modifier.

Logically he refers to Sen. Ted.

Correct me if I am wrong.