Missouri Governor Keeping Mouth Shut
Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. John Ashcroft will be that rarity in life--a speechless politician--for up to two weeks while he recovers from surgery to remove a polyp from his vocal chords.
Ashcroft underwent the surgery Friday and is under doctors’ orders not to talk for 10 days to two weeks.
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