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Colorado: Maureen Schaffer

Thu, 08/21/2008 - 15:10

Udall to continue campaigning while Schaffer stays with ill wife

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Mark Udall's U.S. Senate campaign will continue to campaign during the next two weeks, even as Republican opponent Bob Schaffer will suspend campaigning for 7-10 days as his wife recovers from surgery.

Udall spokesperson Tara Trujillo told PolitickerCO.com that the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee will continue his normal campaigning schedule during Maureen Schaffer's convalescence following surgery in Phoenix to remove a benign tumor on her auditory nerve.

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Thu, 08/21/2008 - 12:52

Maureen Schaffer to undergo surgery for tumor

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

Maureen Schaffer, the wife of Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer, will undergo surgery next week to remove a benign tumor on her auditory nerve.

Bob Schaffer will travel with his wife to Phoenix Aug. 26 for an Aug. 28 operation, his campaign said in a statement Thursday morning. A full and complete recovery is expected, according to the statement.

Schaffer will remain with his wife for 7-14 days after the surgery, according to the statement.

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