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Hobbled DeLay Quits Dancing

Foot injuries force former House leader to withdraw

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 7, 2009 12:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tom DeLay’s dancing days are over. The former Republican House majority leader quit Dancing With the Stars last night, though he avoided elimination after defying doctor’s recommendations and competing with stress fractures in both feet, Us reports. But, “If you can’t practice, you’ll make a fool out of yourself out there, and I don’t want to do that to Cheryl,” he said on the results show.

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In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 photo, Former House Republican Whip Tom DeLay, 62, dances with his partner Cheryl Burke on the ABC Television's "Dancing with the Stars, " in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)

In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 photo, Former House Republican Whip Tom DeLay, 62, dances on the ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)

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