July 31, 2009
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer, said at a news conference today in Hartford that "I feel fine" and "I'll be fine," and he reiterated that he will stand for re-election next year.
Dodd, 65, will have surgery early next month. "I'll be leaner, I'll be meaner," he said, "and I'll be without a prostate." But he is completely "confident we're going to come out of this well."
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