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| Hillary Clinton in hospital with blood clot after fall | Hillary Clinton in hospital with blood clot after fall |
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| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say. | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say. |
| Mrs Clinton suffered a concussion earlier this month after fainting and falling down. | Mrs Clinton suffered a concussion earlier this month after fainting and falling down. |
| At the time, she was reported to have had a stomach virus and to have passed out after becoming dehydrated. | At the time, she was reported to have had a stomach virus and to have passed out after becoming dehydrated. |
| Mrs Clinton, 65, is due to stand down as secretary of state before US President Barack Obama officially begins his second term in January. | |
| Doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up examination on Sunday, her spokesman Philippe Reines said. | Doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up examination on Sunday, her spokesman Philippe Reines said. |
| "She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at New York-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours," he said. | "She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at New York-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours," he said. |
| "They will determine if any further action is required." | "They will determine if any further action is required." |
| No information was given about where the blood clot had formed. | |
| Mrs Clinton is due to give evidence before a Congressional committee in January in connection with the attack in September on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi. | Mrs Clinton is due to give evidence before a Congressional committee in January in connection with the attack in September on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi. |
| The US ambassador to Libya and three American officials were killed in the incident. | The US ambassador to Libya and three American officials were killed in the incident. |
| Mrs Clinton was appointed secretary of state at the start of Mr Obama's first term, in January 2009. | Mrs Clinton was appointed secretary of state at the start of Mr Obama's first term, in January 2009. |
| Her most recent foreign trip was to Dublin earlier this month. | Her most recent foreign trip was to Dublin earlier this month. |
| Mrs Clinton, 65, is known for her gruelling travel schedule. | Mrs Clinton, 65, is known for her gruelling travel schedule. |
| She is the most travelled secretary of state in history, having visited 112 countries while in the job, the Associated Press says. | She is the most travelled secretary of state in history, having visited 112 countries while in the job, the Associated Press says. |
| Earlier this month, President Obama nominated Senator John Kerry - the Massachusetts Democrat who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - to replace Mrs Clinton as secretary of state. | Earlier this month, President Obama nominated Senator John Kerry - the Massachusetts Democrat who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - to replace Mrs Clinton as secretary of state. |
| She has repeatedly said that she only intended to serve one term in the post. | She has repeatedly said that she only intended to serve one term in the post. |