By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON — Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans ...

... as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees. Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said in a letter to colleagues that their revised plan would cost ...

... of enough Republicans to give the measure the needed 60-vote majority. Officials strongly suggested that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's vote would be needed to assure passage. The Massachusetts Democrat, battling a brain tumor, has been in Florida ...

... effort to involve our greatest resource our citizens in the work of remaking this nation." Joining Obama was Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who has been battling brain cancer. Kennedy championed the legislation with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and ...

... Olympia Snowe of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania broke ranks to cast their votes to advance the bill. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., battling a brain tumor, made his first appearance in the Capitol since suffering a seizure on Inauguration ...

... and the promise of citizenship." It was a day of high spirits jarred by sudden concern about the health of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The legendary Democrat, suffering from brain cancer, and was rushed from a Capitol luncheon in Obama's honor ...

... an economics professor, as chair of his Council of Economic Advisers. Melody Barnes, a former aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, was named director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The appointment of Geithner was the first Cabinet ...

DENVER (AP) Ailing and aging, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy issued a ringing summons to fellow Democrats to rally behind Barack Obama's pioneering quest for the White House Monday night ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) After investigating his options with his trademark intensity, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent 312 hours of risky and exquisitely delicate surgery Monday to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible ...

... included one; he also needs the other to quickly improve our economy," said Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said that "we cannot forget that any effective stimulus plan must start and end with America's ...