Barack Obama called Ted Kennedy, who endorsed and campaigned for him this year, “a master of the Senate” in an interview Tuesday. – AP
Barack Obama called Ted Kennedy, who endorsed and campaigned for him this year, “a master of the Senate” in an interview Tuesday. – AP

By Jonathan Bor | Sun reporter Edward Kennedy, the US Senate's second longest-serving member and one of the most powerful political figures of the past half

BOSTON (CBS) - Doctors are weighing options for treating Senator Ted Kennedy's brain tumor. His diagnosis prompted prayers and a show of support from both side of the political aisle.
Not long after his wife and son arrived at Massachusetts General Hospital, Kennedy was told he had a malignant brain tumor.
or the battles he fought in the past for voting rights and civil rights," Sen. Obama said.