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Kennedy Returns to Work on Capitol Hill

Senator anxious to pass stimulus, health care legislation

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2008 1:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Ted Kennedy returned to the US Senate today, having undergone 6 months of extensive treatment for a brain tumor, the Boston Globe reports. Accompanied by his wife, Vicki, and their dogs, Kennedy was greeted by applause from his family and staff in the Russell Caucus Room under a banner that read “Welcome Back, Senator.”

“It’s good to be back in the Senate,” said Kennedy, 76, who walked with the aid of a cane. He added that his spirits had been lifted in the hospital by Barack Obama’s election. Kennedy hopes to help pass a new economic stimulus package in the current special session. "He’s pumped and ready," said fellow Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry.

Sen. Ted Kennedy speaks to more than 650 visitors to the Del Mar College Richardson Performance Hall Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in Corpus Christi.
Sen. Ted Kennedy speaks to more than 650 visitors to the Del Mar College Richardson Performance Hall Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in Corpus Christi.   (AP Photo/The Caller-Times, Todd Yates)
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks to the media outside Stormont Parliament Building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in this May 8, 2007 file photo.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks to the media outside Stormont Parliament Building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in this May 8, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
Ted Kennedy, talks with Joe Biden as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U. S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, April 19 2007.
Ted Kennedy, talks with Joe Biden as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the U. S. Capitol in Washington Thursday, April 19 2007.   (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
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Nov 18, 2008 12:50 AM CST
i pray he returns to good health.I don't know about super guy but he has been a senator for a very long time.
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Nov 17, 2008 1:59 AM CST
Our prayers are with you. A super guy.

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