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Kennedy to attend convention's opening night |
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Written by Walter Alarkon
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Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is planning to attend the opening session of the Democratic convention Monday.
Kennedy, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in May, has already arrived in Denver. His spokeswoman said that he would be in the Pepsi Center to watch a tribute to him, but she added that he would not make an address. “He’s truly humbled by the outpouring of support and wouldn't miss it for anything in the world,” Stephanie Cutter told the Associated Press. Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for president early in the Democratic primary season. Aside from making one appearance in the Senate this summer to cast the deciding vote on a healthcare bill, he has remained out of the public eye since his diagnosis. He has spoken at every convention since 1980, when he made his own bid for his party’s presidential nomination. |
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