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(FILES) Photo dated December 5, 2012 shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been hospitalized after suffering a blood clot following an accident several weeks ago, her senior State Department aide Philippe Reines said December 30, 2012. Clinton fell ill earlier this month with a stomach bug that led to her fainting and suffering a concussion, but her office had insisted that she was recovering and the top US diplomat was expected back at her desk on Monday. AFP PHOTO/FILES/JOHN THYS