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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke, office says
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut was hospitalized Saturday after a stroke and is awake and alert at Johns Hopkins, his chief of staff said Sunday.
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Wire reporting: (AP, via ClickOrlando)
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut was hospitalized Saturday after a stroke and was later moved to Johns Hopkins for monitoring, his office said Sunday1,2.
Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said Murphy, 53, began feeling numbness in his arm that afternoon at his son's hockey game and was taken to a local hospital, where a stroke was found1,2.
Herwitt said he is responding well to treatment, is awake and alert, and that doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery1,2.
Murphy has served in the Senate since 2013 after three years in the House1. He is not on Tuesday's ballot and had been campaigning in Connecticut and some swing states for Democratic midterm candidates2.
CT Mirror reported he had been scheduled to campaign Sunday in New Hampshire with U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, who is running for Senate2.
A New York Times account also described him as awake and alert after the stroke4. ClickOrlando carried the Associated Press report of the office statement5.
Sources
- CBS NewsSen. Chris Murphy hospitalized following stroke
- CT MirrorU.S. Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after having a stroke
- WTNH News 8Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke
- New York TimesSenator Chris Murphy Is ‘Awake and Alert’ After Suffering a Stroke
- (AP, via ClickOrlando)Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized following stroke
The office statement and Murphy's national political profile.
Murphy was hospitalized Saturday after a stroke, his office said; he was moved to Johns Hopkins and is responding to treatment.
Leaves out That he had been scheduled to campaign in New Hampshire on Sunday.
CT MirrorFirstU.S. Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after having a stroke
State context and a canceled Sunday campaign stop in New Hampshire.
Connecticut outlet reports the office confirmation and that Murphy is not on Tuesday's ballot.
Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke
The recovery outlook in a local Hartford-area report.
Connecticut station said Murphy is recovering and expected to make a full recovery, citing his chief of staff.
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Senator Chris Murphy Is ‘Awake and Alert’ After Suffering a Stroke
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Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering a stroke, chief of staff says
Leads with what someone said.
Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff said in a statement on Sunday.— ABC News
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff said in a statement on Sunday.
Where they agree
- Murphy had a stroke Saturday and was hospitalized.
- He was transferred to Johns Hopkins and is described as awake and alert.
- His office is optimistic about a full recovery.