Washington Post----
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was taken to George Washington University Medical Center in the District this morning for X-rays of her right ankle after stumbling at the La Guardia airport in New York, White House officials said.
The X-ray revealed a small fracture in her ankle. She was released from the hospital after less than two hours and is now using crutches, said Ben LaBolt, an assistant press secretary at the White House.
"This morning, on the way to Washington, D.C., Judge Sotomayor tripped at LaGuardia Airport. After an X-ray at Medical Faculty Associates, it was determined that Judge Sotomayor has a small fracture in her right ankle," LaBolt said. "She has been treated and released, and is looking forward to keeping her full schedule of meetings on Capitol Hill this afternoon."
LaBolt said Sotomayor was rushing through the hallways at LaGuardia to catch her flight when she injured her foot. He said she boarded her plane despite the injury and traveled to the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House before determining that she needed treatment.
The judge, who was nominated by President Obama to be an associate justice on the court, had been in New York over the weekend and was returning to Washington, where she is scheduled to continue meeting with senators today.
LaBolt said she will meet with: Sens. Max Baucus, Charles Grassley, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu, Jeanne Shaheen and David Vitter.
Her brief visit to the hospital is an indication of how her life has changed since the nomination. Her face is now recognizable around the country, and even a visit to get medical care is quickly noticed.
Sotomayor was spotted at the Ambulatory Care Center at 22nd and I Streets in Washington arriving in a wheel chair and surrounded by an entourage of security officials and aides.
One person who saw her arrival at the hospital said she arrived in one of two black sedans typical of those used by Washington politicians.
(CNN reports on this story.)
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