USA-BUSH Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush breaks a neck bone in fall at home
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USA-BUSH Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush breaks a neck bone in fall at home
- Title: USA-BUSH Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush breaks a neck bone in fall at home
- Date: 16th July 2015
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 20, 1989) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH'S SWEARING OATH OF OFFICE AT INAUGURATION CEREMONY
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- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush broke a bone in his neck during a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday (July 15), spokesman Jim McGrath said.
"His condition is stable - he is fine - but he'll be in a neck brace," McGrath said on Twitter.
McGrath told CNN that Bush, 91, was being treated in a hospital in Portland, Maine. Bush was never disoriented and his stay at the facility was not expected to be long, McGrath said.
In December, Bush, who has a home in Kennebunkport, Maine, spent a week at a Houston hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties.
The former Republican president served from 1989 to 1993, his term defined by his aggressive response to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
He lost the election for a second term to President Bill Clinton. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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