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Mr. Slaughter’s press secretary at the Capitol.
“He’s operating at 98 percent right now instead of 120 percent,” said Mr. Comick.
Mr. Slaughter handily defeated Democrat David Smith of Winchester last November amid speculation that his health was suffering. He refused to debate Mr. Smith and he or his staff limited his campaigning to controlled party affairs. In fact, Mr. Slaughter didn’t actively campaign until near the election.
He granted few interviews, if any, to the press. When he did speak at events, some observers noted a halting and sometimes confused delivery. One of Mr. Smith’s campaign tactics was an interview Mr. Slaughter had granted a Winchester radio station. In it, the Culpeper Republican gave often rambling and sometimes befuddled answers to questions and at times was difficult to understand.
During the campaign, Mr. Slaughter’s staff and supporters dismissed questions raised about his health even after his confusing and inarticulate statements were made to the press.
Queries to the congressman this week were referred to Mr. Cornick and chief of staff Rich Holcomb.
Mr. Cornick said Mr. Slaughter had been given “a clean bill of health” during the spring of the '90 campaign. He said Mr. Slaughter was in “surprisingly good health” at that time, but that he was diagnosed at the University of Virginia Medical Center as having suffered a series of light strokes late last winter or early in the spring.
In his press statement, Mr. Slaughter said he based his decision to quit after the diagnosis by his personal physician and consultation
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