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Kennedy 'Joking With Family' After Seizure

U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy responds to the crowd after speaking to delegates at the Democratic National Convention July 27, 2004, at FleetCenter in Boston, Mass. Source: Scott Olson/Getty Images

UpdatedU.S. Senator Ted Kennedy is "conscious, talking, and joking with his family" after suffering a seizure at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport Saturday morning.  His condition is said to be "not be life-threatening, but serious."

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John McCain 1,337
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Mike Huckabee 231
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