Hillary Clinton leaves Washington for New York to be with Bill Clinton

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has left Washington and headed to New York to be with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who was hospitalized after feeling chest pains.

But aides to the secretary said she still plans to go ahead with a previously scheduled trip to the Persian Gulf. The trip is to begin Friday afternoon but could be delayed slightly.

Aides to Clinton said Thursday that she left the capital shortly after meeting President Obama at the White House ahead of her trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

-- Associated Press