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    Senator Ted Kennedy Undergoes Brain Surgery

    Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was operated on today for a malignant brain tumor that was diagnosed nearly two weeks ago. The surgery comes as a bit of a surprise because at that time Kennedy's doctors did not mention surgery as a treatment option.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was operated on today for a malignant brain tumor that was diagnosed nearly two weeks ago. The surgery comes as a bit of a surprise because at that time Kennedy's doctors did not mention surgery as a treatment option. Eugene Flamm is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Montefiore Medical Center's Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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      Sara Terry

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Half-Votes, Last Votes and Democratic Primaries' Results
    1. 2:01Senator Ted Kennedy Undergoes Brain SurgeryYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Will Hillary Clinton Take It to the Convention?
    3. 43:02Death of Fashion Legend Yves Saint Laurent
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