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GOP's infighting belittled by ferocious battle swallowing one of its own
When Politics Turns Illness Into SuspicionThe Story Beneath the GossipRep. Tom Kean was missing from Congress for nearly four months, and the vacuum filled with exactly the kind of cheap speculation political media loves: hidden scandal, marital trouble, shame, some private failure dressed up as public intrigue. The source clears that fog in one sentence that matters: Kean later said he had severe depression, a long hospital stay, and no neat timeline for recovery.Who Had Power HereKean did not hold power while he was sick. His absence made him vulnerable, and the institutions around him made…
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