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SEATTLE — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in critical-but-stable condition in Seattle-Tacoma General Hospital after a tragic accident in his home kitchen left him brutally stabbed multiple times, sources confirmed this morning.
Gates’ wife Becky found him lying on the floor of the family kitchen and called 911, according to a family spokesperson.
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