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Chief Justice Takes a Tumble
Chief Justice Takes a Tumble
Jul 30, 2007 4:28 PM CDT

Chief Justice Takes a Tumble

Roberts taken to hospital as a precaution after fall at Maine vacation home

(Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts was taken to the hospital in an ambulance this afternoon after falling at his Maine vacation home, the Supreme Court announced. A spokeswoman said he was conscious after the fall, and an EMT told NBC he was alert on the trip to the hospital. The cause...

Times Honcho on the Mend After Truck Accident

Abramson faces rehab from serious injuries

(Newser) - The New York Times managing editor for news headed home yesterday after three weeks in the hospital recovering from injuries suffered when she was hit by a truck. Jill Abramson, who has a broken femur and fractured hip, tells the New York Observer that she still must undergo “an...

Pavano's Days in Pinstripes Likely Over

Tommy John surgery will add to hurler's impressive DL résumé

(Newser) - After soliciting four doctors' opinions, Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano will likely undergo surgery to repair ligaments in his pitching elbow, putting him out of commission through the end of the 2008 season and his four-year contract with New York.  Pavano had already missed a year and a half due...

It Must Be Spring: Prior Out for Season

Injury-plagued Cubs righty undergoes first surgery, gets comfy on DL

(Newser) - Cubs right-hander Mark Prior underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery Tuesday and will not pitch again this year. An 18-game winner in 2003, Prior has been on the DL once in each of his six big-league seasons but had not had shoulder surgery before. "This is a step in the right...

Army Uses Injured to Inflate Manpower

Injured soldiers deployed to training camps—and back to Iraq—in effort to boost active duty rolls

(Newser) - The Army sent  soldiers recovering from injuries—some still on crutches—to a desert training center in California, in an apparent attempt to pad manpower statistics. Witnesses describe tents at Fort Irwin packed with soldiers in no shape to train, or even to walk, but counted by the Pentagon as...

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