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Treatment

by Nick R. Martin
11.20.13 | 6:15 pm

After pleading guilty to cocaine possession, Rep. Trey Radel’s big announcement tonight was that he’s taking a leave of absence from Congress and getting treatment for what he described as “this disease.”

Nick R. Martin Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com
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