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Creigh Deeds: ‘Some Wounds Won’t Heal’

State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, addresses the committee during a meeting of the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Richmond, Va.
By Tom Kludt
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November 22, 2013 6:37 a.m.
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Creigh Deeds tweeted a message to supporters on Friday, his first public statement since he suffered multiple stabbing wounds in an incident that culiminated with his son’s suicide.

The Virginia state senator and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate was discharged from the hospital on Friday. His son, Gus Deeds, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday. 

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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