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New Mexico House Speaker Lujan has lung cancer
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| Last Edited | DFWDem Jan 18, 2012 02:51pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, January 18, 2012 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — House Speaker Ben Lujan has lung cancer and will not seek re-election this year, the 76-year-old announced Tuesday in a dramatic opening of a 30-day legislative session.
The Santa Fe Democrat, who has been speaker since 2001, made his announcement as shocked lawmakers wept and his wife, Carmen, and son, Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, looked on.
The elder Lujan said he was diagnosed with cancer in late 2009 and has undergone radiation and chemotherapy treatment. He said his cancer is at stage 4, the most advanced stage. |
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