Former U.S. Defense Secretary Gates recovering from fall

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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Gates recovering from fall

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-u-defense-secretary-gates-recovering-fall-022846487.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JmEsgcwTcIynyc14XLSwSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-03T052519Z_1_CBREA0206W100_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former U.S. Defense Secretary Gates speaks after being awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia" align="left" title="Former U.S. Defense Secretary Gates speaks after being awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia" border="0" /></a>Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is recovering after fracturing the first vertebrae in his neck during a fall at his home in Washington state on New Year's Day, according to media reports on Thursday. Gates, 70, who was Pentagon chief from 2006 to 2011 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was treated at hospitals in Mount Vernon, Washington, and Seattle, and &quot;is now back at home with his family resting comfortably,&quot; according to a statement by his office quoted by Politico.</p><br clear="all"/>

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