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COLIN POWELL BRIEFLY HOSPITALIZED: Former Sec. of State fell ill after dining with Bill Clinton.
(July 10, 2006)
*Colin Powell is blaming the altitude for his wooziness and brief hospitalization during a dinner with former president Bill Clinton and others recently in Aspen, Colo.
According to Powell's secretary, Peggy Cifrino, the former Secretary of State felt lightheaded, "stumbled a bit and sat down" before paramedics were called. She said he blamed the city’s high altitude for causing his illness.
The 69-year-old stayed at the hospital for a few hours, Cifrino said, where doctors examined him to check his overall health.
"He's doing great," she said.
The following day, Powell was on time for a panel discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival showing no signs of having been ill the night before.
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