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The Saturday morning that Senator Ted Kennedy was rushed to the hospital after having a seizure, I bumped into one of his staffers at the grocery store. Between the candy aisle and the magazines she marveled at her boss's limitless energy. "We were on the floor last week and...
Now that Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, no one knows just how quickly he will be returning to the Senate. It will be at least a week before we learn the full extent of his diagnosis and treatment plans, and the senator is holding off making...
Already, though, Kennedy's current absence is being felt on Capitol Hill. Votes through the end of the week looked uncertain as Democrats scrambled to tally support on amendments to two key pieces of legislation before the chamber. Every vote will count in the Senate's attempt to override President...
One of those provisions is a move to expand unemployment insurance sponsored by none other than Kennedy. And that's just one of nearly a dozen bills on his plate as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, fondly known as the HELP committee. Other Kennedy bills...
Depending on where the senator's tumor is located, Kennedy could expect to return to near-normal functioning. If the lesion is in a location where surgeons can remove it easily, then he has a good chance of controlling the cancer with additional chemotherapy and radiation. "I have patients 20...