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Rubio’s daughter in fair condition after accident

By Steve Peoples
Published October 28, 2012 4:00am ET
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Rubio’s daughter in fair condition after accident
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is traveling with Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, stands alongside Interstate 4 in Lakewood Crest, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 after the motorcade was stopped. The 12-year-old daughter of Sen. Rubio had been airlifted to a hospital after a Saturday motor vehicle accident. A Rubio spokesman reports that the girl is in stable condition. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla. (AP) — The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was in fair condition Saturday evening at Miami Children’s Hospital after she was airlifted there following a golf-cart accident in a gated community, the senator’s office said.

The Republican senator was notified of the accident while coming off stage after a rally with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday afternoon.

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