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Gerald · 12-13-10, 08:38 PM

WASHINGTON -- Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday after undergoing emergency heart surgery for a torn aorta, senior administration officials confirmed to Fox News. He was 69.Holbrooke, whose forceful style earned him nicknames such as "The Bulldozer" or "Raging Bull," was admitted to the hospital on Friday after becoming ill at the State Department. The former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. had surgery Saturday to repair a tear in his aorta.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...heart-surgery/

Note:Published December 13, 2010

12-13-10, 08:38 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	U.S. Diplomat Holbrooke Dies at 69 After Heart Surgery WASHINGTON -- Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday after undergoing emergency heart surgery for a torn aorta, senior administration officials confirmed to Fox News. He was 69.Holbrooke, whose forceful style earned him nicknames such as "The Bulldozer" or "Raging Bull," was admitted to the hospital on Friday after becoming ill at the State Department. The former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. had surgery Saturday to repair a tear in his aorta. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...heart-surgery/ Note:Published December 13, 2010 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie