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U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus (2-R), commander of the United States Central Command, collapses while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the situation in Afghanistan, Washington, DC, on June 15, 2010.
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Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to pass out.
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The general rises out of his chair, under his own power.
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Petraeus shakes hands with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (L) as Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) (2nd L) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT) (R) look on as Petraeus returns to the room after he collapsed.
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Back in the chair.
See the video of the incident here. The general returned to the briefing room, and even cracked a joke about the incident, according to the AP:
Petraeus himself returned to the room briefly and told the senators he "was feeling a little bit light-headed there."
"It wasn't Sen. McCain's question," the general added.
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