Breaking News: Ted Kennedy airlifted to Boston hospital

Senator Kennedy was transported to a Boston hospital by air ambulance for an as-yet undiagnosed emergent illness.

Details to follow as they become available...

UPDATE/12:00/Blue Girl

MSNBC has a little bit of information.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts was hospitalized Saturday after suffering stroke-like symptoms, according to a knowledgeable official.

There was no immediate word on his condition. The official who provided the information declined to be identified by name, citing the sensitivity of the events.

Hyannis Fire Lt. Bill Rex told The Associated Press that a 911 call came in from the Kennedy family compound at 8:19 a.m. A man was transported to Cape Cod Hospital and transferred by air at 10:10 a.m. from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Massachusetts General Hospital.

Update II/12:40/Blue Girl

From BabinMD at Daily Kos:

Update III: Official statement from the Senator's office:

Senator Kennedy went to Cape Cod Hospital this morning after feeling ill at his home. After discussion with his doctors in Boston, Senator Kennedy was sent to Massachusetts General Hospital for further examination. He is currently under under evaluation and information will be released as it becomes available.

Update IV: Some encouraging news: On CNN, Ed Henry is reporting that a Kennedy source says that the Senator himself at about 10:30 a.m. called someone to say he couldn't host a luncheon. That would have been more than two hours after the originial 911 call.

Whew. I finally exhaled...

Update III/6:10 p.m./Blue Girl

The Senator apparently did not suffer a stroke event, but instead had a seizure. A seizure can be caused by any number of reasons, and are frequently isolated incidents of undetermined etiology and never recur. My advice for now...Don't borrow trouble.