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POLITICS: Senator Kennedy recovers from brain surgery
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June 3, 2008
Senator Kennedy recovers from brain surgery


(Josh McElveen, NECN: Durham, N.C.) - Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy is recovering from brain surgery at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Doctors says the 3.5 hour operation on a cancerous brain tumor was a success.

Kennedy was awake during part of the procedure.

Doctors say he should not experience any permanent neurological effects.

He is expected to remain in the North Carolina hospital for about a week. Then, he will return to Massachusetts for chemotherapy and radiation.

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