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TexasTowelie

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Sun Aug 23, 2015, 01:49 AM Aug 2015

Dallas County DA absent for three weeks; addiction rumors start swirling

Where is Susan Hawk?

Dallas County’s district attorney has been on an abrupt break from work for nearly three weeks — and those close to her won't say where she is.

Hawk has been off since Aug. 3, a representative said. She has canceled or skipped multiple public appearances during that time, including a high-profile Crimes Against Children Conference, where she was invited to speak. Her absence from the office has become the talk of the Frank Crowley Courts Building, with even her own employees speculating on their boss’s unexplained whereabouts.

Representatives have alternately said Hawk is taking “time off,” on a “summer break” and on a “vacation from work.”

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150822-da-susan-hawks-nearly-3-week-absence-creates-buzz-at-courthouse.ece

[font color=330099]Hawk was a rehab program for prescription drugs two years ago. And yes, she is a Republican.[/font]

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Dallas County DA absent for three weeks; addiction rumors start swirling (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2015 OP
All GOP politicians must be drug tested. /nt NCjack Aug 2015 #1
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