Pam Meredith reports on Twitter (pam_NurseEditor):

Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy was taken to Washington Hospital Center in D.C. after collapsing at luncheon after the swearing-in ceremony. She reports he is up and talking post seizure. CNN reports that the seizure was brought on by exhaustion. Sen. John Kerry reports that Kennedy's "Irish dander is up."

Sen. Robert Byrd is fine after having to leave the luncheon. News reports say he was upset after ...