Senator Kennedy Is Told He Has Brain Cancer

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts was found to have a malignant brain tumor last week after suffering a seizure over the weekend.

It was unclear when Senator Kennedy, a Democrat and major figure in higher-education policy, would return to Congress and what effect his absence could have on efforts to reauthorize, or renew, the Higher Education Act, the main law governing federal student aid. As chairman of the Senate education committee, Senator Kennedy is a key player in that

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