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Kennedy absences raise concern for health vote
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| News Date | Saturday, August 15, 2009 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Edward Kennedy’s absence from two high-profile public events is raising worries that the country’s longest congressional champion for health reform may not be available to shepherd it through the Senate this fall.
Kennedy, 77, who has been battling a particularly deadly form of brain cancer since a diagnosis last May, did not attend a White House ceremony on Wednesday at which he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the country’s highest civilian honor.
He also did not attend a Friday funeral for his sister Eunice Shriver, who died on Tuesday.
The senator’s absences were particularly notable given that he has not been seen in public for several months, since throwing out the first pitch of the Boston Red Sox baseball season at Fenway Park in April.
As the country continues to debate healthcare reform during the August recess, lobbyists and senior Democratic aides are privately speculating whether the iconic senator could possibly provide the critical 60th vote on legislation this fall. |
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