WASHINGTON (AP) " Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., battling a brain tumor, became ill at a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama on Tuesday and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital.
There was no immediate word from medical personnel on his condition, although fellow senators said he had suffered an apparent seizure and remained conscious as he was taken for further evaluation.
A spokeswoman at the Washington Hospital Center, where Kennedy was taken, said he was awake and answering questions. His wife Vicki and son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., were with him.
There was no immediate word on what tests would be conducted. Standard procedure in cases like Kennedy's calls for a CT scan to search for any bleeding or any other abnormalities in the brain.