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Gov. Kulongski to undergo surgery for infected gallbladder
03:54 PM PDT on Friday, June 27, 2008
Ore. governor to undergo surgery for infected gallbladder
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski will have his gall bladder removed at Salem Memorial Hospital on Saturday. Doctors diagnosed an infection this week.
Kulongoski, a 68-year-old Democrat, had been scheduled to attend a Western Governors Association meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this weekend.
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Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski speaks at a previous press event.
Instead, he'll spend Saturday night in the hospital, and he will be out of the office for most of next week recovering.
Anna Richter Taylor, a spokeswoman, said the surgery is routine and a full recovery is expected.
While Kulongoski is under anesthesia, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury will be the acting governor.
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