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Bob Hope Checks Into the Hospital

Aired August 29, 2001 - 15:33   ET

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LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: We are just getting word from Los Angeles that Bob Hope has been hospitalized with what's called a mild case of pneumonia. Bob Hope is 98 years old. His longtime publicist tells CNN Mr. Hope checked himself into St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank Sunday with difficulty breathing. He is reported to be responding well to treatment. We will bring you more information as we get it.

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