Jimmy Carter hospitalized to relieve pressure on his brain

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Former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to undergo an operation to relieve pressure on his brain.

Carter, 95, was hospitalized on Monday and scheduled to undergo the operation on Tuesday morning, according to a statement released by the Carter Center. The pressure on Carter’s brain is from internal bleeding caused by recent falls.

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