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Bernie Sanders Released from Hospital After Surgery, Will Join Next Debate

HeadlineOct 04, 2019

Bernie Sanders’s campaign says the Vermont senator and 2020 presidential candidate is recovering well from surgery to clear a blocked artery. On Tuesday night, Sanders was hospitalized after he complained of chest pain at a campaign event in Las Vegas. Jane Sanders said her husband will spend the weekend recuperating at their home in Burlington, Vermont, and is looking forward to the October 15 debate, when 12 Democratic candidates will square off in Columbus, Ohio.

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