Eric Holder Hospitalized for Shortness of Breath

AG resting comfortably after dizzy spell
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 27, 2014 11:07 AM CST
Eric Holder Hospitalized for Shortness of Breath
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the annual Attorneys General Winter Meeting in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014.   (Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder has been taken to the hospital as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. A statement says Holder is "resting comfortably and in good condition" at a Washington hospital after feeling the symptoms during a morning meeting with senior staff. The department says the 63-year-old attorney general is alert, talking with his doctors, and undergoing further evaluation. No additional information was immediately provided. (More Eric Holder stories.)

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