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Reuters By Carlos Barria and Kristina Cooke
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – An intruder demanding to see U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke into her San Francisco home and attacked her husband with a hammer early on Friday, officials said, in an assault that stoked fears about political violence ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to a San Francisco hospital where he underwent surgery for a skull fracture and injuries to his right arm and hands, a spokesperson for the House speaker said in a statement. Doctors expect her spouse to make a full recovery, the statement said.
The man arrested at the scene was identified as David Depape, 42, who was also taken to a hospital…
