Pubdate: Wed, 12 Apr 2000
Source: Orange County Register (CA)
Copyright: 2000 The Orange County Register
Contact:  P.O. Box 11626, Santa Ana, CA 92711
Fax: (714) 565-3657
Website: http://www.ocregister.com/
Section: News,page 7

CRANE COMPLETES ALCOHOL TREATMENT

Illinois Rep.Phil Crane has returned to his congressional duties after
completing a 21-day treatment program for alcoholism, receiving warm
applause from colleagues on the House floor Tuesday.

Crane, the most senior House Republican and a former presidential
candidate, declared he is  back and "in good health."

"I feel better, mentally and physically," said  Crane, a 16-term
congressman from Chicago's northwest suburbs. "I look forward to the
hard work. ... This has been a deeply humbling experience for me."

The 69-year-old conservative announced last month that he was taking a
leave of absence to enter a treatment program in Maryland. At the
time, he said his growing dependence on alcohol "has taken a toll on
my health and other aspects of my life."
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