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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 suffering stroke-like symptoms. | |
| Senator Kennedy, 76, was taken by ambulance to hospital in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and then by helicopter to Boston, the Cape Cod Times reported. | |
| Mr Kennedy, brother of ex-US President John F Kennedy, is one of the most prominent members of the Democratic Party and a leading reform campaigner. | |
| He has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for US president. | |
| His illness came as the Kennedy family prepared to host a major charity event at their estate in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. | |
| It includes a music concert, scheduled for Saturday night. | |
| Mr Kennedy is the second longest-serving member of the Senate. | Mr Kennedy is the second longest-serving member of the Senate. |
| He was first elected senator for Massachusetts in November 1962 - shortly after turning the requisite 30 years of age - to replace his brother, who had been elected president in 1960. | |
| Since then he has been re-elected seven times. | Since then he has been re-elected seven times. |