Patrick Kennedy

Rep. Patrick Kennedy will enter rehab for

addiction to prescription pain medication Friday evening after a

highly publicized car crash near the Capitol.

Kennedy, D-R.I., plans to seek treatment at the Mayo Clinic in

Rochester, Minn.

Source: AP

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