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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
President acknowledges two ailing members of Congress
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush opened his State of the Union speech Tuesday by recognizing two members of Congress who were absent from the event due to health reasons.
Bush acknowledged Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, who is recovering from a stroke, and Rep. Charlie Norwood, R-Georgia, who has been receiving cancer treatment since early December 2006. CNN Political Researcher Xuan Thai
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