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US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head. | US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head. |
Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors advised her that she has been making progress on all fronts and are confident she will make a full recovery. | Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors advised her that she has been making progress on all fronts and are confident she will make a full recovery. |
He says Clinton is appreciative of the excellent care she received at the hospital and is eager to get back to work. A date for her return to the state department has not been set. | He says Clinton is appreciative of the excellent care she received at the hospital and is eager to get back to work. A date for her return to the state department has not been set. |
The blood clot was discovered on Sunday during a follow-up examination to a concussion Clinton suffered in mid-December. Clinton was admitted to the hospital that night. | The blood clot was discovered on Sunday during a follow-up examination to a concussion Clinton suffered in mid-December. Clinton was admitted to the hospital that night. |
Clinton suffered the concussion after falling at home while recuperating from a stomach virus. She was unable to attend a congressional hearing into the assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, and cancelled trips to north Africa and the Middle East. | Clinton suffered the concussion after falling at home while recuperating from a stomach virus. She was unable to attend a congressional hearing into the assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, and cancelled trips to north Africa and the Middle East. |
Her absence from sessions concerning the Benghazi attack provoked some Republican commentators to question the veracity of her condition. | Her absence from sessions concerning the Benghazi attack provoked some Republican commentators to question the veracity of her condition. |
Clinton's supporters, meanwhile, have been left wondering whether Clinton would be preparing to run for president in 2016, as expected. | Clinton's supporters, meanwhile, have been left wondering whether Clinton would be preparing to run for president in 2016, as expected. |
When asked about her plans for post-2012 election life in late 2011, she said: "I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the highwire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would probably be a good idea to just find out how tired I am." | When asked about her plans for post-2012 election life in late 2011, she said: "I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the highwire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would probably be a good idea to just find out how tired I am." |
Clinton is set to step down as a secretary of state early this year. Barack Obama nominated senator John Kerry, a former presidential nominee and current chair of the Senate's foreign relations committee, as her replacement. | Clinton is set to step down as a secretary of state early this year. Barack Obama nominated senator John Kerry, a former presidential nominee and current chair of the Senate's foreign relations committee, as her replacement. |
Clinton told the New York Daily News in 2007 that she suffered from a blood clot in her right leg in 1998. | Clinton told the New York Daily News in 2007 that she suffered from a blood clot in her right leg in 1998. |
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