Kennedy has surgery for brain tumor

Senator Edward Kennedy is having brain surgery today to treat a malignant brain tumor. The procedure, which is taking place at Duke University, is expected to last four to six hours. Afterward, the Massachusetts senator is likely to stay in the hospital for about a week before going home to start radiation and chemotherapy. The 76-year-old Democratic icon suffered a seizure last month, which led to the discovery of his tumor.

(picture)Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., gets into a waiting car to, leave Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston,Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Kennedy was diagnosed at the hospital with a malignant brain tumor