Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said today. Specialists said the information released indicated that Kennedy has terminal cancer and might have only a limited time to live. (Globe Staff, 5:28 p.m.)
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In a show of resolve, Senator Edward Kennedy (left) sailed on his schooner today after his release from the hospital, where he had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. (Boston Globe) | Video Kennedy sets sail
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His job: Selling $4-a-gallon gas
Gas at Bob Doucettes full-service Citgo station in Wilmington broke $4 per gallon today, rising to $4.08 for regular. Its gone up 20 cents in the last week, he lamented. "These are very bad times." (Boston Globe)

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The university's president, Joseph E. Aoun, said today that Rebecca Payne, a student found slain Tuesday in her apartment, was "one of our brightest young lights." (Boston Globe)
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