Ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) made a dramatic return to the Senate today, interrupting his cancer treatments to travel to Washington and cast the decisive vote in favor of proceeding to final passage on a Medicare bill. Kennedy?s return was a closely-guarded secret up until the moment he walked up to the chamber?s doors surrounded by security. His arrival and vote prompted his colleagues to give him a sustained standing ovation. With Kennedy?s help, the Senate voted 69-30 in favor of...
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