Kennedy To Speak at Convention

This will raise the roof at the Pepsi Center:

Sen. Edward Kennedy is preparing to make a dramatic appearance Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, his office said, marking only his second time in the public spotlight since brain surgery in June.  [...]

Kennedy insisted on appearing Monday over the advice of associates worried about the effects on his health, a Democratic source close to the Kennedy family said.

The 76-year-old liberal icon was "itching to go and pushing back" at those who said the trip was too risky to make, the source said.

"He's truly humbled by the outpouring of support and wouldn't miss it for anything in the world," Kennedy's office said.