Sen. Kennedy honored at Harvard University

(Scot Yount, NECN: Cambridge, MA) - Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy joined some distinguished company today, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, and George Washington. The Bay State's senior Senator, still under treatment for brain cancer, was awarded an honorary degree by his Alma Mater Harvard University. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a former Kennedy staffer, spoke at the ceremony and Vice President-elect Joe Biden was among those in attendance. read more

NECN | December 1, 2008

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