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Mitch McConnell's health absence a mystery with Senate poised to return

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The Senate will return Monday for a four-week work period with one of the most influential voices — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., — still absent with undisclosed health problems.

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  1. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Mitch McConnell's health absence a mystery with US Senate poised to return (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The Senate returns on Monday for a four-week work period expected to include votes on defense and other national security legislation, with one of the most influential voices on those issues – Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell – still absent with…

  2. Forbes

    Video Footage Shows McConnell Taken By Ambulance—As Pressure For Health Update Grows Ahead Of Senate’s Return Monday (opens Forbes)

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    The Senate returns from recess Monday, nearly a month after McConnell was hospitalized on June 14.

  3. Omaha World-Herald

    Mitch McConnell's health absence a mystery with Senate poised to return (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    The Senate will return Monday for a four-week work period with one of the most influential voices — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., — still absent with undisclosed health problems.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    McConnell's absence a mystery (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON — The Senate will return Monday for a four week work period expected to include votes on defense and other national security legislation, with one of the most influential voices on those issues — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., —…

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