Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) (R) speaks as Senate Democratic Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) lis
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Dodd expects to be back at work after a short recuperation.

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., "has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer," the Hartford Courant reports.

Dodd's office has announced he'll hold a 2 p.m. ET news conference about a "personal health issue."

According to the Courant, Dodd, 65, said today that he will have surgery during the Senate's August recess and expects to be back at work after a "brief recuperation." He also plans to run for re-election in 2010, the senator said.

Update at 3:20 p.m. ET: At Political Junkie, Ken Rudin points out that Dodd's had some political troubles in recent months as well.