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| Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital | Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital |
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| US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has been rushed to hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according to reports in the US media. | US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has been rushed to hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according to reports in the US media. |
| Senator Kennedy, 76, had the symptoms of a stroke, CNN reported. | Senator Kennedy, 76, had the symptoms of a stroke, CNN reported. |
| Mr Kennedy, the brother of former US President John F Kennedy, is one of the most prominent members of the Democratic Party. | Mr Kennedy, the brother of former US President John F Kennedy, is one of the most prominent members of the Democratic Party. |
| A leading campaigner for reform, he has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for US president. | A leading campaigner for reform, he has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for US president. |
| The Cape Cod Times said Mr Kennedy was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital, and was then transferred by helicopter to Mass General Hospital in Boston. | |
| Mr Kennedy is the second longest-serving member of the Senate. | |
| He was first elected senator for Massachusetts in November 1962, to replace his brother, who had been elected president in 1960. | |
| Since then he has been re-elected seven times. |