Sens. Kennedy, Byrd Removed From Luncheon
Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have been taken from an inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama.
A Capitol police officer stood up at the luncheon and said medical attention was needed.
During a talk to members of Congress and others, Obama called attention to Kennedy, saying "I know that while I was out of the room, concern was expressed about Teddy."
Obama said that Kennedy "was there when the voting rights act passed, along with John Lewis, was a warrior for justice." "And so I would be lying to you if I did not say that right now a part of me is with him," Obama added. "And I think that's true for all of us. This is a joyous time. But it's also a sobering time. And my prayers are with him and his family and (Kennedy's wife) Vicki.
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In May, Kennedy learned that he has a malignant brain tumor.
Kennedy is the lone surviving son in his storied political family. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash, brother President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and brother Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968.
Considered a liberal lion in the Senate, Kennedy was first elected in 1962 to fill the seat vacated by his brother, John, when he won the White House. He was re-elected in 2006. His term ends in 2013. The senator made a failed run for the presidency in 1980.
He made headlines in January when he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling up the memory of his brother John, who was also a young senator when he beat Republican Richard Nixon in 1960.
A Capitol police officer stood up at the luncheon and said medical attention was needed.
During a talk to members of Congress and others, Obama called attention to Kennedy, saying "I know that while I was out of the room, concern was expressed about Teddy."
Obama said that Kennedy "was there when the voting rights act passed, along with John Lewis, was a warrior for justice." "And so I would be lying to you if I did not say that right now a part of me is with him," Obama added. "And I think that's true for all of us. This is a joyous time. But it's also a sobering time. And my prayers are with him and his family and (Kennedy's wife) Vicki."
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Kennedy is the lone surviving son in his storied political family. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash, brother President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and brother Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968.
Considered a liberal lion in the Senate, Kennedy was first elected in 1962 to fill the seat vacated by his brother, John, when he won the White House. He was re-elected in 2006. His term ends in 2013. The senator made a failed run for the presidency in 1980.
He made headlines in January when he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling up the memory of his brother John, who was also a young senator when he beat Republican Richard Nixon in 1960.
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