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Friday, September 03, 2004


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Looks like Bill Clinton either had a heart attack and/or is in for quad bypass. Here's a brief from CBS NY:
NEW YORK (CBS) CBS News has learned that former President Bill Clinton will undergo surgery for a heart ailment in New York.

Clinton was complaining of chest pains Friday morning and decided to go to the hospital. He will undergo heart bypass surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital.

The former president had an angiogram near his home in Westchester County on Friday morning and doctors decided surgery was necessary and he was rushed to Manhattan.

The New York Times is reporting that Clinton suffered a heart attack. CBS has not been able to confirm this.

Clinton is currently undergoing pre-surgery tests.

The former president was scheduled to head to the New York State Fair on Friday with his wife, New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

UPDATE: MSNBC (TV) said that BC actually called Terry McAuliffe (DNC) in the last hour to say he is "doing fine," so he must be stable. [the man is politicking from the bed!] Looks like quad surgery will be on Tues. Hope the Big Dog pulls through with flying colors. Best wishes for a complete recovery to Bill; quad BP means it'll be a pretty long one.

Lord, I hope this wasn't caused by ZellFire ringing Bill looking for a new job.