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Gov. Patrick calls in sick
Governor Deval Patrick
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Governor Deval Patrick cleared his scheduled and called in sick today because he is "under the weather," according to aide.
Patrick has not been diagnosed with anything specific, but he felt too ill to come in the office, the aide said.
The governor had been scheduled to attend a groundbreaking for a wind technology testing center in Charlestown, visit the Council on Aging in Quincy, and tour Braintree-Weymouth Landing and other local economic development projects.
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