Senator Ted Kennedy taken to hospital

CNN and other sources are reporting. The NY Times reports that he was taken by ambulance and was alert and responsive.
UPDATE: FoxNews reports that Sen. Kennedy had a mild seizure earlier today, but is doing much better and is on his way home from the hospital.

Sen. John Kerry, Kennedy's Massachusetts colleague, told FOX News the Democratic senator plans to return home to watch the presidential debate Friday night. Kerry said he spoke with Kennedy and that he was in good spirits.

Kennedy arrived at the Cape Cod hospital "conscious and alert," according to a source close to the situation.

Barnstable police Sgt. Ben Baxter said a 911 call from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port came about 5 p.m. Friday.

Baxter said Kennedy was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital. He also said Kennedy was "alert and responsive" during the trip.