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Holbrooke in critical condition following aortic surgery

*Washington (CNN)* - Richard Holbrooke, the well-known U.S. diplomat, was in
critical condition at George Washington Hospital on Saturday after
undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, State Department spokesman
P.J. Crowley said in a statement.

Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Pakistan
and Afghanistan, fell ill Friday morning during a meeting with Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton and walked down to the department's medical unit, a
senior State Department official said. He was taken by ambulance to the
hospital, the official said.
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