October 18, 2017
One of those ailing senators—79-year-old Thad Cochran of Mississippi—was back in Washington Tuesday after a month of treatment at home. A statement said he still had urological issues and his treatment "could affect his work schedule." A day earlier, aides had said Cochran would return to the Senate "when his health permits." Photo courtesy Flickr/Chuck Hagel
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Cochran's Illness Shows Risks to GOP Leaders of Aging Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority in the Senate as they try pushing a partisan agenda are running smack into another complication—the sheer age and health …
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