Senator Ted Kennedy will undergo surgery today at Duke University to battle a brain tumor. The Globe is reporting that Ted will follow the surgery with both chemo and radiation, and will not return to the Senate until such treatment is concluded, probably in September. From the Boston.com website:

Senator Edward M. Kennedy is undergoing surgery for his malignant brain tumor at Duke University this morning, his office announced today.

The surgery is to begin about 9 a.m. and will last approximately six hours.

In a statement released at shortly before 6:30 a.m., Kennedy said he would be operated on by Dr. Allan Friedman at the Duke University Medical Center and expects to recuperate there for about a week.

In the weeks and months after the surgery, Kennedy will begin a regimen of radiation and chemotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, according to the statement.

Our prayers are with Ted, and we look forward to his return to work in the Senate after succesful treatment.