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  • May 2008

    • 'On-Form' Kennedy Grabs 2nd Place in Regatta

      Boston Herald  |  May 27, 08 4:48 AM CDT

      'On-Form' Kennedy Grabs 2nd Place in Regatta

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy didn't miss the start of the sailing season, despite his recent diagnosis of brain cancer, reports the Boston Herald . The senator made a surprise decision to compete in the last leg of the Figawi regatta off Cape Cod, and guided his schooner into second place. Family and friends said Kennedy was his usual self—and is looking forward to competing next year. More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • brain cancer  • Cape Cod  • sailing

    • Obama Takes Message of Hope to Wesleyan

      Politico  |  May 25, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      Obama Takes Message of Hope to Wesleyan

      (Newser) - Barack Obama stepped in for Ted Kennedy to deliver Wesleyan University’s commencement address today, and urged graduates to look beyond "our money culture" to a higher cause. “There is nothing naïve about your impulse to change this world,” Obama told the 800 graduates and guests gathered at the small, Connecticut liberal arts college. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Ted Kennedy  • commencement speech  • college graduates

    • Landing Obama Last Minute Has Wesleyan Scurrying

      Hartford Courant (Conn.)  |  May 23, 08 2:55 PM CDT

      Landing Obama Last Minute Has Wesleyan Scurrying

      (Newser) - Wesleyan University is happy that ailing Ted Kennedy found someone to take his place as commencement speaker Sunday, the Hartford Courant reports—though the fact that it's Barack Obama has created some logistical issues on the small Connecticut campus. "It'll be pretty crazy," an administrator says of the event, usually open to the public but rarely bringing the kind of crowds the Democratic front-runner tends to draw. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • election  • college  • Ted Kennedy  • Barack Obama supporters  • commencement speech

    • Teddy's Mantle Looks Tailored for Hillary

      Politico  |  May 22, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      Teddy's Mantle Looks Tailored for Hillary

      (Newser) - Though Ted Kennedy helped crush her presidential dreams by endorsing her rival, writes Eamon Javers in Politico, Hillary Clinton may find he ultimately gives her the job she’s made for: his. Kennedy has been the Senate’s center of Democratic gravity since his own White House bid failed in 1980, and with his career perhaps at an end, it’s “striking” to note the parallels. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • lions

    • Feisty Kennedy Goes Sailing

      Boston Globe  |  May 22, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Feisty Kennedy Goes Sailing

      (Newser) - Just a few hours after leaving the hospital where he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, Ted Kennedy set sail off Cape Cod with his wife and their dogs, the Boston Globe reports. The senator-turned-skipper took his 50-foot schooner for a two-hour voyage on the Nantucket Sound. “It was wonderful to be on the water," the senator said on his return to the dock. "It's all it takes.” More »

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      cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • tumor  • Cape Cod  • sailing

    • The Youngest Brother Is His Own Man

      Washington Post  |  May 21, 08 2:24 PM CDT

      The Youngest Brother Is His Own Man

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy's malignant brain tumor adds yet another chapter to the tragic epic of the Kennedy clan, Robert Kaiser writes in the Washington Post . The youngest of Joe Kennedy's sons got a huge boost from his older brothers when he entered politics, Kaiser notes, but he built his legacy of different stuff than theirs—not so much brilliance and charisma, but effectiveness, admired on both sides of the aisle, at making government work. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • John F. Kennedy  • senator  • brain cancer  • tumor  • Robert F. Kennedy

    • Hillary Will Win Huge Leverage in Narrow Defeat

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 21, 08 10:09 AM CDT

      Hillary Will Win Huge Leverage in Narrow Defeat

      (Newser) - It doesn’t look like Hillary Clinton will be the Dem nominee this year, but she “may gain more leverage from losing than almost any other failed presidential candidate,” says Michael Tackett in a Chicago Tribune piece about what’s in store for the second-place finisher. Assuming she is a “vigorous campaigner” for Obama in the fall and repairs rifts, she'll soon look more like Ted Kennedy than John Kerry. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • John Kerry  • Ted Kennedy  • female voters  • Hubert Humphrey

    • Kennedy Leaves Hospital

      CNN  |  May 21, 08 9:27 AM CDT

      Kennedy Leaves Hospital

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy waved to well-wishers and gave a smiling thumbs-up as he left Massachusetts General Hospital and headed for home this morning, a day after the discovery of a malignant brain tumor. “Senator Kennedy has recovered remarkably quickly from his Monday procedure and therefore will be released from the hospital today ahead of schedule,” his doctors said in a statement. The senator will recuperate in his Cape Cod home while doctors devise a treatment plan. More »

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      cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • brain cancer  • tumor

    • Praising Kennedy, Byrd Breaks Down

      Politico  |  May 20, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      Praising Kennedy, Byrd Breaks Down

      (Newser) - Robert Byrd echoed their Senate colleagues' good wishes for Ted Kennedy as he spoke on the floor of the chamber this afternoon, then broke down as he delivered a tribute to his ailing friend, Politico reports. "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you, and I miss you," the longest-serving Senator, 90, said from his wheelchair. More »

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      Senate  • cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • Robert Byrd

    • How Bad Is It, Doc?

      CNN  |  May 20, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      How Bad Is It, Doc?

      (Newser) - While doctors know that Sen. Ted Kennedy has the most common form of brain cancer, the positioning, type and size of the tumor will determine the degree of danger and side effects from surgery, CNN reports. Kennedy’s glioma is in the left parietal lobe, which is involved in speaking and understanding speech as well as motor control for the body's right side. More »

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      Congress  • Senate  • cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • brain  • brain cancer  • tumor  • brain damage  • glioma

    • Fellow Pols Shaken by Kennedy Diagnosis

      The Hill  |  May 20, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Fellow Pols Shaken by Kennedy Diagnosis

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy's Senate colleagues reacted to news that the lawmaker has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor with "stunned silence," Ben Nelson of Nebraska tells the Hill. "I am having a hard time remembering a day in my 34 years here when I felt this badly," said a visibly shaken Patrick Leahy of Vermont. More »

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      John McCain  • Senate  • John Kerry  • Ted Kennedy  • Patrick Leahy  • Mitch McConnell  • Ben Nelson

    • Kennedy's Prognosis Unclear

      Boston Globe  |  May 20, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Kennedy's Prognosis Unclear

      (Newser) - The prognosis and treatment for Edward Kennedy are uncertain, doctors say. The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed today with brain tumor known as a malignant glioma—the same diagnosis some 9,000 Americans receive each year. The average survival time ranges from 1 to about 5 years, reports the Boston Globe . More »

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      cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • brain cancer  • cancer treatment

    • Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

      CNN  |  May 20, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

      (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, CNN reports. The 76-year-old senator has a glioma, the most common brain cancer in adults. Kennedy will spend at least 2 more days at the Boston hospital where he's been undergoing extensive tests since suffering two seizures Saturday at his Cape Cod home. More »

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      Senate  • cancer  • Ted Kennedy  • senator  • brain cancer  • tumor  • Edward Kennedy  • glioma

    • Kennedy Diagnosis Still in Works

      Boston Herald  |  May 20, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Kennedy Diagnosis Still in Works

      (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy remains in a Boston hospital today, four days after a seizure