Ice attacks Cabinet member, and entire military budget, continues infiltrating beverages
Defense Chief Gates Breaks Shoulder
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates broke his right shoulder in a fall on an icy step at his home in Washington, D.C., and was being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Pentagon said.
Gates was taken to the military medical center Wednesday morning after realizing that the injury he suffered Tuesday night required medical attention, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said.
"It doesn't look like Gates will require surgery," Morrell added.
Gates canceled a scheduled appearance Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill because of the accident. He was expected to testify on the Pentagon's budget for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
Forecasters said that as a result of the ice storm that struck the nation's capital, at least a quarter-inch of ice could build up on the roads and sidewalks in the region through Wednesday morning, according to a National Weather Service ice storm warning issued Wednesday morning.
