May 21, 2008
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Key Figure in Higher-Education Legislation, Has a Brain Tumor
Washington
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who suffered a seizure over the weekend, has received a diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor, his office confirmed on Tuesday.
It is unclear when Senator Kennedy, a Democrat and a major figure in higher-education policy making, will return to Congress and what effect his absence will have on efforts to renew the Higher Education Act, the main law governing federal student aid. As chairman of the Senate education committee, Mr. Kennedy is
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