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  Sec. Gates slips on ice, fractures right shoulder
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News DateTuesday, February 19, 2008 10:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionDefense Secretary Robert Gates fell on some ice at his home Tuesday night and fractured his right shoulder, officials said Wednesday.

Gates, 64, will not appear at a congressional hearing on the U.S. defense budget scheduled for Wednesday morning. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England will attend the hearing instead.

Gates was examined last night and is said to be recovering, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.

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