Tributes to Holbrooke, Assange in court, possible tax deal vote in Senate
December 14th, 2010
09:34 AM ET
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Tributes to Holbrooke, Assange in court, possible tax deal vote in Senate

Reaction to diplomat's death - Richard Holbrooke, 69, who spearheaded the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian war, died three days after surgery to repair a torn aorta.

We take a look at reaction from those who knew Holbrooke (pictured above), his legacy overseas, the view that he was an archetype of U.S. diplomacy and specifically his legacy in Bosnia.

Assange in court - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will reapply for bail at a court hearing Tuesday in London as protesters gathered outside the court demanding his release.

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Critically ill Holbrooke 'fighting' after aortic surgery
December 12th, 2010
12:19 PM ET
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Critically ill Holbrooke 'fighting' after aortic surgery

U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke remains critically ill at George Washington University Hospital after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, senior White House adviser David Axelrod said Sunday.

Appearing on the CNN program "State of the Union," Axelrod called Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan, "a very tough person" who was "fighting" the heart problem.

"Many people would have succumbed," Axelrod said of the rupture.

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Diplomat Holbrooke in critical condition, State Department says
December 11th, 2010
10:55 AM ET
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Diplomat Holbrooke in critical condition, State Department says

U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke was in critical condition at George Washington University Hospital in Washington on Saturday after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in his aorta, a State Department spokesman said.

Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, fell ill Friday morning during a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and walked down to the department's medical unit, a senior State Department official said. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, the official said.

After doctors completed surgery on his aorta Saturday morning, Holbrooke was joined by his family, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said.

Holbrooke is a career diplomat best known for brokering the peace agreement between Bosnian factions in 1995 that became the Dayton accords.

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