The proud old lion of Democratic party is getting ready to roar again tonight.
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who was not expected to make the trip to Denver because he is battling deadly brain cancer, has not just made it to the Democratic Convention - he might appear on the podium.
(...) If Kennedy manages to muster up the strength to speak - as he has done in many Democratic conventions before - it's likely to be a tearjerker for the party faithful and an electrifying moment for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Kennedy secretly flew to the Mile High City on Sunday, over the objections of some of his doctors who worried that his compromised immune system could expose him to danger.
(...) "The fact that he's the subject of this tribute means a lot, certainly to me," his niece, Caroline Kennedy, said earlier on NBC's "Meet the Press."
(...)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who was not expected to make the trip to Denver because he is battling deadly brain cancer, has not just made it to the Democratic Convention - he might appear on the podium.
(...) If Kennedy manages to muster up the strength to speak - as he has done in many Democratic conventions before - it's likely to be a tearjerker for the party faithful and an electrifying moment for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Kennedy secretly flew to the Mile High City on Sunday, over the objections of some of his doctors who worried that his compromised immune system could expose him to danger.
(...) "The fact that he's the subject of this tribute means a lot, certainly to me," his niece, Caroline Kennedy, said earlier on NBC's "Meet the Press."
(...)
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