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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:57 PM Jan 2018

Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell hospitalized after emergency heart surgery

BREAKING: Retiring Va. House Speaker Bill Howell hospitalized after emergency heart surgery



Graham Moomaw write for the RTD. I've used up all my free articles there. Here's the link anyway:


Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell hospitalized after emergency heart surgery

BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 hrs ago

Retiring Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, had emergency heart surgery Tuesday night after suffering chest pains, according to a spokesman.

"The surgeons report the procedure went well, but the speaker will be in {the} ICU for a few days," Moran said. "The family is asking for prayers for a quick and strong recovery, as well as privacy so the speaker can continue to rest." Howell is at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
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Outgoing Va House Speaker Bill Howell undergoes emergency heart surgery.



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Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell hospitalized after emergency heart surgery (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 OP
The emergency was... atreides1 Jan 2018 #1
good let's hope this becomes an open seat gopiscrap Jan 2018 #2
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