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Sen. Ted Kennedy released from hospital after seizure

 
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: January 21, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been released from the hospital after suffering a seizure during an inaugural luncheon.

photo - Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives for the ceremony where President Barack Obama was sworn-in as the 44th president of the United States at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives for the ceremony where President Barack Obama was sworn-in as the 44th president of the United States at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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Kennedy's office confirmed that on Wednesday morning he left Washington Hospital Center, where he had been resting overnight for observation. A spokeswoman says he was in good spirits and doctors wanted him to get some rest.

Doctors blamed fatigue for the seizure. Kennedy has been under treatment for a brain tumor, suffered during an inaugural luncheon after hours at events celebrating the swearing-in of President Barack Obama.

The 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat was diagnosed last May with a particularly aggressive type of brain tumor and been treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.

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