Campaign says Santorum's daughter is recovering

By Kasie Hunt

Associated Press

Published: Monday, April 9 2012 9:20 a.m. MDT

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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife Karen leave the Faith and Freedom Coalition rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Santorum plans no campaign events on Monday April 9, 2012 and will spend time with his wife and ailing daughter Bella.

file, AP Photo/David Goldman

Summary

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's campaign says his hospitalized daughter is recovering and could be released soon.

WASHINGTON — GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's campaign says his hospitalized daughter is recovering and could be released soon.

Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley said Monday that 3-year-old Bella could be released from a northern Virginia hospital by the end of the day.

She was hospitalized Friday. Her father did not campaign Monday so he could be with his daughter, who suffers from a rare genetic condition.

Bella was hospitalized earlier this year with pneumonia. Her father faces an uphill battle against front-runner Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Santorum often says Bella wasn't expected to live beyond her first birthday.

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