Atty. Gen. Ashcroft Has Benign Lesions Removed
Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft had benign skin lesions removed from an ear and a shoulder last week, the Justice Department said.
Reporters noticed a small bandage on Ashcroft’s ear Monday during a speech he gave at the Organization of American States. Justice officials acknowledged the medical procedure late Tuesday.
Ashcroft, 59, a former Missouri governor and U.S. senator, became attorney general in February.
Capt. David Ferguson, a physician at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., said Ashcroft did not suffer from any melanomas.
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