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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to the hospital after a fall in his home, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center announced Tuesday.

Kissinger, 89, who was the secretary of state from 1973 to 1977, was expected to be discharged from the hospital this afternoon. He also served as national security adviser for former presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon.

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