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June 2009
- Chemo Will Keep Kennedy Out of Health Care Debate
  
  The Hill | Jun 10, 09 3:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy is undergoing a new round of chemotherapy and is expected to miss this month's debate on the health care overhaul he crafted, the Hill reports. The senator has been weakened by his brain cancer treatment, but he has insisted the process move forward during his absence from Capitol Hill. He plans to continue playing a leading role from his Massachusetts home. More »
- Dems Proceed on Health Care Without Ailing Kennedy
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 5, 09 6:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy's absence is being keenly felt as Senate Democrats and the White House prepare to move ahead on health care legislation without him, the Los Angeles Times reports. The senator, whom lawmakers from both sides had hoped could craft a bipartisan compromise, is being treated for a brain tumor and not expected back for another week or two; in the meantime, Connecticut's Chris Dodd is acting as his stand-in. More »
May 2009
- Cancer in Remission, Kennedy Set for June Return
  
  The Hill | May 19, 09 2:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy should be back at work after the body’s Memorial Day recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today after hearing from Kennedy’s wife that the 77-year-old’s brain cancer is in remission. Kennedy has spent much time at home in Massachusetts since the diagnosis last May, the Hill notes; his return should coincide with health initiatives near to his heart. More »
- Words Failed Kennedy on Chappaquiddick
  
  New York Daily News | May 19, 09 11:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Though he longed to tell Mary Jo Kopechne’s parents about the 1969 accident that killed their daughter, Ted Kennedy couldn’t find the words on two occasions when he invited them into his home, a new book on the senator says. “When the time came, after plenty of small talk, he said he just couldn’t talk about it,” Gwen Kopechne told the author, the New York Daily News reports. More »
- Kennedy Drinking Again: Book
  
  Vanity Fair | May 5, 09 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s grim health prognosis has driven him to drink, according to Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died , a new book from longtime Kennedy scribe Edward Klein. In an excerpt in Vanity Fair , Klein says Kennedy’s wife moved him to Florida after the seizure because his Hyannis friends were slipping him booze. Unnamed sources also say he was drinking the night before he collapsed on Inauguration Day. More »
April 2009
- Kennedy Throws First Pitch at Fenway
  
  Boston Globe | Apr 7, 09 3:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy earned a rousing ovation from the Red Sox faithful today as he threw out the first pitch at Fenway, the Boston Globe reports from Opening Day. Kennedy, battling brain cancer, rode in from the outfield on a cart driven by team legend Jim Rice. Kennedy’s first throw to Rice, who set up about 5 feet away, hit the dirt, but his do-over reached Rice's glove. More »
March 2009
- Obama Sings Happy Birthday to Kennedy
  
  Associated Press | Mar 9, 09 2:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama is no Marilyn Monroe, but he sang a heartfelt Happy Birthday to Ted Kennedy yesterday as part of a star-studded musical tribute to the ailing senator, AP reports. Obama shared the Kennedy Center stage with Bill Cosby, Lauren Bacall and James Taylor. Also attending was Caroline Kennedy, who quipped: "I never thought I'd be in a room with so many senators." More »
- Now is Kennedy's Chance for Health Reform
  
  Newsweek | Mar 8, 09 6:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Recent praise of Ted Kennedy has “the feeling of a grand farewell,” but don't bury the cancer-stricken senator just yet, Eleanor Clift writes in Newsweek . Far from it—the liberal lion is "burning up the phone lines" as the third and best shot at enacting his cherished dream of universal health care comes into view. With business interests on board and a sympathetic president, this is “one of those rare moments in history where something dramatic can be done.” More »
- Limbaugh Predicts Kennedy's Death, to Outrage
  
  Associated Press | Mar 6, 09 5:07 PM CST
  
  (AP) - A Democratic official rebuked Rush Limbaugh today for suggesting a health-care proposal will be named in memory of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer. On his radio show, Limbaugh said President Obama's proposed revisions will be championed by "the liberal lion Teddy Kennedy. Before it's all over, it'll be called the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care bill." More »
- Kennedy Plans Stop at Health Summit
  
  Washington Post | Mar 5, 09 9:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ill health hasn’t stopped Ted Kennedy from planning a surprise visit to today’s White House health-care reform summit, the Washington Post reports. The senator will appear with President Obama if his health permits, said administration insiders. Kennedy, a strong advocate for universal health care, is suffering from brain cancer, and hasn’t appeared publicly since an Inauguration Day seizure. More »
- Ted Kennedy to Be Knighted
  
  Times (UK) | Mar 4, 09 2:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Arise, Sir Ted. The ailing Massachusetts senator is to receive an honorary British knighthood for his services to American-British relations and his efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland, reports the Times of London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to officially announce Kennedy's honor during his address to both houses of Congress today. More »
February 2009
- Kennedy: 'I Don't Plan to Go Away Soon'
  
  New York Times | Feb 21, 09 9:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy appreciates the sentiment, really. But this recent wave of eulogies might be a tad premature, he tells the New York Times . "Obviously I've been touched and grateful," he says in a phone interview. "Beyond that, I don’t really plan to go away soon." Friends say he remains an active behind-the-scenes player on health care reform, even if his return to Washington has been delayed twice by his treatment for brain cancer. More »
January 2009
- Ted Kennedy Upset Caroline Used Cancer as Excuse
  
  Time | Jan 22, 09 2:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy and his aides are livid that his niece Caroline is citing his health problems among reasons for her withdrawing from consideration for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, Time reports. Associates say the Massachusetts senator is doing well and fully committed to his goal of passing universal health-care legislation—and Caroline’s move can only hurt that effort. More »
- Kennedy Leaves Hospital
  
  Boston Globe | Jan 21, 09 12:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy was released today from the Washington hospital where he was sent yesterday after suffering a seizure during Congress’ inaugural lunch with President Obama. The 76-year-old Massachusetts senator was back “in good spirits” this morning, the Boston Globe reports, but doctors urged him to reduce his workload. Such seizures, brought on by fatigue, are common among brain-cancer patients. More »
- Kennedy Going Home Tomorrow
  
  Boston Globe | Jan 20, 09 7:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy continues to do well after today's seizure and will be released from the hospital tomorrow morning after a night of observation, the Boston Globe reports. His collapse was probably caused by “simple fatigue,” a doctor said. He is surrounded by family at a Washington hospital after being carted off in an ambulance during an inaugural lunch, at which he’d been “in a happy mood, regaling us with a few jokes,” said a table-mate. More »
- Docs: Kennedy Awake, Alert After Seizure
  
  ABC News | Jan 20, 09 3:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After being hospitalized for a seizure suffered during an inaugural luncheon, Ted Kennedy is himself again, say those close to him. When one is undergoing treatment for brain cancer, a source tells ABC News, “these things happen,” and Kennedy is stable. “He’s fine,” said friend and fellow senator Chris Dodd. “He was talking all the way to the ambulance. He’s just exhausted.” More »
- Kennedy Suffers Seizure, Collapses
  
  Politico | Jan 20, 09 2:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Kennedy suffered an apparent seizure and was taken from an inaugural lunch at the Capitol today by medical personnel, Politico reports. Kennedy’s health troubles came minutes after fellow senator Robert Byrd also had to leave the event due to medical troubles; Byrd was conscious but was having trouble eating, a witness said. More »
December 2008
- Kennedy Hails New 'Season of Hope'
  
  Boston Globe | Dec 2, 08 2:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy was honored with an honorary degree yesterday in a poignant ceremony at Harvard where he spoke of a "renewed" destiny and reminisced about the days when his life of promise stretched before him. Kennedy appeared strong and in high spirits, despite battling brain cancer, reports the Boston Globe . He described his days at Harvard as "fresh as youth and yesterday" when he "learned to play football and believe" in public service. More »
November 2008
- Kennedy Returns to Work on Capitol Hill
  
  Boston Globe | Nov 17, 08 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.” More »
October 2008
- Kennedy Returns to DC Today
  
  Associated Press | Oct 28, 08 11:32 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Ted Kennedy, who has been recovering from brain cancer and chemotherapy on Cape Cod, will return to his Washington home today. The 76-year-old senator is expected to stay until Thanksgiving before returning to his family's Hyannis Port compound. Kennedy has steadily increased his public activity since his seizure in May, surgery in June, and six weeks of subsequent radiation treatment. More »