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George H.W. Bush Hospitalized over Pneumonia Threat

posted November 29, 2012 by

George H.W. Bush hospitalized bronchitis

George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States of America, has been admitted to a Houston hospital suffering a bad cough related to bronchitis.

Bush Sr. has been hospitalized since the day after Thanksgiving, with doctors worried the 88-year-old will develop pneumonia.

A source tells NBC that doctors are exercising "an abundance of caution," but the former president's failing health is an ongoing concern.

He is wheelchair-bound by the effects of Parkinson's Disease and was unable to attend the Republican National Convention.