from Prov Journal (got in via bugmenot.com)
Providence Journal:
>>WEST WARWICK -- Just three days after announcing that he was once again seeking treatment for addiction to prescription drugs, U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy easily won his party's backing last night.
In a convention that was more show than suspense, the state Democratic Party gave its endorsement to Kennedy and a slate of candidates for other spots.
Even though Kennedy wasn't at the West Valley Inn last night -- he is seeking rehabilitation treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after crashing his Mustang convertible into a traffic barrier in Washington last week -- he still played a prominent role in the night's activities.
Whitehouse, for instance, was wearing only one political sticker: "Kennedy U.S. Congress."
"There's only one guy not here," he said, when asked about the sticker. "I just want to show my support and make sure there's no doubt that I'm 100-percent in his corner as he works his way through this."
Seeking treatment, or in treatment?