Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention

[WeDidIt]

Cross posted from GD:

Sen. Feinstein breaks ankle, will skip convention
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

(08-19) 11:49 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has broken her ankle and will skip next week's Democratic National Convention.

Feinstein, who was one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's top supporters, was to have chaired California's delegation to the convention in Denver.

Feinstein slipped and broke her ankle Friday while taking a walk on Meeks Bay Trail in the Lake Tahoe forest with Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., the senator said in a statement Tuesday.

Initially Feinstein thought she'd just sprained her ankle, according to spokesman Scott Gerber. She attended the annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Saturday despite the accident.

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[Mass]

1. So, I guess she is out of the running for VP.

Get well soon, DiFi.

[FrenchieCat]

2. It's ok.....we'll make it without Sen. Feinstein. Gell well quick

And Sen. Boxer will just have to be twice as wonderful...which shouldn't be hard to do!