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State senator out of hospital

HARRISBURG — State Sen. Vincent Fumo is out of the hospital a day after a dizzy spell floored him in the chamber.

A statement from his office Friday said the Philadelphia Democrat will spend the day at his ranch outside Harrisburg at the insistence of his doctors.

Fumo's office says doctors who examined him at Harrisburg Hospital believe the senator suffered from slight anemia, low blood sugar and dehydration.

A key negotiator for Senate Democrats, Fumo has been taking part in lengthy budget negotiations in recent days.

He is to have additional blood tests done on Monday.

Fumo, 65, underwent emergency surgery for a heart attack in March.

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