BOSTON (AP) - A spokeswoman for Edward M. Kennedy says the
Massachusetts senator is in the hospital for evaluation after
becoming ill at his Hyannis home.
There was no immediate word on his condition.
A knowledgeable official says Kennedy was hospitalized Saturday
after suffering stroke-like symptoms. The official declined to be
identified by name, citing the sensitivity of the events.
Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter confirms in a statement
that Kennedy went to Cape Cod Hospital on Saturday morning "after
feeling ill at his home."
She says that after discussion with his doctors in Boston,
Kennedy was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for further
examination. She says he is under evaluation that information will
be released as it becomes available."
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