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Mukasey takes get-well call from Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness. "Oh, no, no!" people in the audience cried out as Mukasey slumped at the lectern. "Oh, my God!" The 67-year-old Mukasey, wearing a black tie and tuxedo, was 15 to 20 minutes into an address about terrorism when he began shaking slightly and slurring his words. As he read from his prepared text, he seemed to get stuck on a word, paused, then his head bowed slightly and he swayed. Three or four men in suits rushed on stage and caught him at the podium.
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For many Oklahomans, Graffiti Bridge left a mark in memories
Built in the 1930s, the Graffiti Bridge was a place where different generations left their mark. For more than five decades the bridge stood over Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. The Robert Symes Trucking & Excavating Co. completed the task of demolishing and hauling off Graffiti Bridge from NW 59 and Western in June 1991. When pieces of the bridge crumbled to the ground and vast slabs of layered paint peeled off the concrete, it should have come as no surprise that parts of Graffiti Bridge had begun a second life. Some people took a piece of the Graffiti Bridge just after its demise, swooping in like vultures as piles of concrete and chunks of paint were dumped near the demolition site, which was surrounded by see more on NewsOK.com
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Gov't: AG doing better after collapse
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness. "Oh, no, no!" people in the audience cried out as Mukasey slumped at the lectern. "Oh, my God!" The 67-year-old Mukasey, wearing a black tie and tuxedo, was 15 to 20 minutes into an address about terrorism when he began shaking slightly and slurring his words. As he read from his prepared text, he seemed to get stuck on a word, paused, then his head bowed slightly and he swayed. Three or four men in suits rushed on stage and caught him at the podium.
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