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Sharon Reportedly Alive After Surgery
By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive, life-threatening stroke Wednesday and underwent lengthy surgery to drain blood from his brain after falling ill at his ranch. Powers were transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert.
Israeli TV stations reported that Sharon was alive after an operation that lasted more than six hours. At daybreak, Army Radio reported that Sharon was undergoing a CT scan to determine if the bleeding in his brain had been stopped.
An ambulance brought Sharon to the Jerusalem hospital only hours before the hard-charging, overweight, 77-year-old Israeli leader had been scheduled to undergo a procedure to seal a hole in his heart that contributed to a mild stroke on Dec. 18.
Israel Radio quoted an unidentified Israeli health official as saying that Sharon's prospects of a full recovery were slim.
Sharon's cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding stroke, came at a time of upheaval among Palestinian factions in Gaza and in the midst of both Israeli and Palestinian election campaigns. Sharon's absence would slow momentum toward peacemaking with the Palestinians and leave a major vacuum at the head of his new Kadima party, which was expected to head a government after the March 28 vote.
In a written statement,
President Bush praised Sharon as "a man of courage and peace," saying he and first lady
Laura Bush "share the concerns of the Israeli people ... and we are praying for his recovery."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/israel_sharon;_ylt=AtSU7l1EHlOlXi8raVpgyxCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive, life-threatening stroke Wednesday and underwent lengthy surgery to drain blood from his brain after falling ill at his ranch. Powers were transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert.
Israeli TV stations reported that Sharon was alive after an operation that lasted more than six hours. At daybreak, Army Radio reported that Sharon was undergoing a CT scan to determine if the bleeding in his brain had been stopped.
An ambulance brought Sharon to the Jerusalem hospital only hours before the hard-charging, overweight, 77-year-old Israeli leader had been scheduled to undergo a procedure to seal a hole in his heart that contributed to a mild stroke on Dec. 18.
Israel Radio quoted an unidentified Israeli health official as saying that Sharon's prospects of a full recovery were slim.
Sharon's cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding stroke, came at a time of upheaval among Palestinian factions in Gaza and in the midst of both Israeli and Palestinian election campaigns. Sharon's absence would slow momentum toward peacemaking with the Palestinians and leave a major vacuum at the head of his new Kadima party, which was expected to head a government after the March 28 vote.
In a written statement,
President Bush praised Sharon as "a man of courage and peace," saying he and first lady
Laura Bush "share the concerns of the Israeli people ... and we are praying for his recovery."
read the rest here
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/israel_sharon;_ylt=AtSU7l1EHlOlXi8raVpgyxCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
