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May 21, 2008
        
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By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Their battles with age and illness are the hallmarks of the nation's oldest-ever Senate and reminders of the fragility of power. Byrd, 90, wept as he prayed for "my dear, dear, dear friend, Ted Kennedy." "Ted, Ted, my dear... [read full story]                    

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Kennedy illness robs Senate of dealmaker

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May 22, 2008
        

By JESSE J. HOLLAND ; Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward Kennedy's diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor has left Congress without its best dealmaker and boldest liberal, a politician known for his staunch positions and willingness to work with right-wing lawmakers. Just as evident...

                   

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., center, is joined by his daughter Kara Kennedy, center left, and and son Rep.Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., right, and unidentified well-wishers, as he is released from Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston,Wednesday, May 21 2008. Sen. Kennedy was diagnosed at the...

Kennedys cancer news stuns Senate colleagues

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May 21, 2008
        

Democratic members were stunned. Senator Robert C Byrd( Democrat, W Virginia), the only senator with more seniority, wept in the Senate chamber. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada) delivered the grim news to fellow Democrats during a closed-door meeting. “All of the oxygen went...

                   

For Ted Kennedy and other aging US senators, time and illness are nonpartisan foes

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May 21, 2008
        

Edward M. Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Arlen Specter — fighters and history-makers all. Their battles with age and illness are the hallmarks of the nation's oldest-ever Senate and reminders of the fragility of power. Byrd, 90, wept as he prayed for "my dear, dear, dear friend, Ted Kennedy." "Keep Ted...

                   
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Kennedy illness robs Senate of dealmaker

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May 21, 2008
        

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward Kennedy's diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor left Congress this week without its best dealmaker as well as its boldest liberal, a politician known simultaneously for his staunch left-wing positions and for his willingness to work with right-wing lawmakers to get...

                   

Kennedy illness robs US Senate of its best dealmaker and boldest liberal

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May 21, 2008
        

Sen. Edward Kennedy's diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor left the U.S. Congress this week without its best dealmaker as well as its boldest liberal, a politician known simultaneously for his staunch left-wing positions and for his willingness to work with right-wing lawmakers to get legislation...

                   

Kennedy illness robs Senate of dealmaker

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May 21, 2008
        

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Edward Kennedy's diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor left Congress this week without its best dealmaker as well as its boldest liberal, a politician known simultaneously for his staunch left-wing positions and for his willingness...

                   

Senator Kennedy Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

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May 21, 2008
        

Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 15:00 CDT By Scott MacKay; and JOHN E MULLIGAN He will remain hospitalized for two or three more days and then return home to Hyannisport. Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Democratic Party warrior and the most resilient American political figure of his...

                   

An aging Senate contends with time and illness

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May 21, 2008
        

WASHINGTON - Their battles with age and illness are the hallmarks of the nation's oldest-ever Senate and reminders of the fragility of power. Byrd, 90, wept as he prayed for "my dear, dear, dear friend, Ted Kennedy." "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you and I miss you," Byrd said. "If tenacity...

                   

An aging Senate contends with time and illness

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May 21, 2008
        

Added 3m ago WASHINGTON - Their battles with age and illness are the hallmarks of the nation’s oldest-ever Senate and reminders of the fragility of power. Still, news of the 76-year-old Kennedy’s malignant brain tumor Tuesday was a heartbreaker even for this wizened group, which has seen spouses...

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