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NEW ENGLAND: Kerry rides in PMC to honor Kennedy
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August 2, 2008
Kerry rides in PMC to honor Kennedy


(Leslie Gaydos, NECN: Sturbridge, MA) - Among the riders at the Sturbridge start was Senator John Kerry.

He's riding for his colleague Senator Ted Kennedy, who is battling cancer.

This is Kerry's sixth PMC.

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He says it will be an emotional ride, but he's looking forward to it.

He's privileged to ride in honor of someone who's done so much for people in need of health care and done so much for cancer research.

NECN reporter Leslie Gaydos has more on the story.

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