'60 Minutes' veteran Andy Rooney hospitalized

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Longtime CBS newsman Andy Rooney hospitalized

Former "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney, seen here in 2009, is hospitalized in stable condition.Serious complications develop after minor surgery, CBS saysHis condition is stable, according to networkCurmudgeonly newsman made his last appearance on "60 Minutes" on October 2
(CNN) -- Longtime CBS News commentator Andy Rooney has been hospitalized in stable condition after suffering "serious complications" following minor surgery last week, the network said Tuesday.
Rooney got his start in journalism during World War II, when he wrote for the "Stars and Stripes," and joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's radio and television entertainment show. Rooney went on to collaborate between 1962 and 1968 on a series of essays with his friend the late newsman Harry Reasoner.
With Reasoner narrating, Rooney wrote and produced "An Essay on Bridges" (1965), "An Essay on Hotels" (1966), "An Essay on Women" (1967), "An Essay on Chairs" (1968) and "The Strange Case of the English Language" (1968). He wrote two CBS News specials in the series "Of Black America." In 1968, his script for "Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed" won him the first of four Emmy awards.
"An Essay on War" in 1971 won him his third Writers Guild Award.
He joined "60 Minutes" in 1978, according to CBS, thus beginning decades of show-ending essays on topics as varied as looking for a job ("We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. More college graduates ought to become plumbers or electricians, then go home at night and read Shakespeare."); his bushy eyebrows ("I try to look nice. I comb my hair, I tie my tie, I put on a jacket, but I draw the line when it comes to trimming my eyebrows. You work with what you got."); the "shock and awe" campaign that started the Iraq war in 2003 (the phrase "makes us look like foolish braggarts.")
"This is a moment I've dreaded," he said during his 1,097th and last appearance. "I wish I could do this forever. I can't, though. But I'm not retiring. Writers don't retire, and I'll always be a writer."
"There's nobody like Andy, and there never will be. He'll hate hearing this, but he's an American original," CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said early this month in a release announcing Rooney's last appearance, when he described himself not as a "television personality," but rather as "a writer who reads what he's written."
"A writer's job is to tell the truth," Rooney said. "I know I've been terribly wrong sometimes, but I think I've been right more than I've been wrong."
Rooney has won the Writers Guild Award for Best Script of the Year six times.
He won Emmy Awards for his essays in 1979, 1981 and 1982.
Rooney also wrote, produced and narrated a series of broadcasts for CBS News on aspects of American life, including "Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington," for which he won a Peabody Award, "Andy Rooney Takes Off," "Mr. Rooney Goes to Work" and "Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner."
He wrote more than a dozen books, including "Air Gunner," "The Story of the Stars and Stripes," "Conquerors' Pace," "The Fortunes of War," "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," "And More by Andy Rooney," "Pieces of My Mind," "Word for Word," "Not That You Asked...,";= "Sweet and Sour," "My War" and "Sincerely, Andy Rooney."
Rooney was born on Jan. 14, 1919, in Albany, New York, and attended Colgate University until he was drafted into the Army in 1941. In February 1943, he was one of six correspondents who flew with the 8th Air Force on the first American bombing raid over Germany. Last year, Rooney received the Overseas Press Club of America's President's Award. He lives in New York. He has three daughters and a son.
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Rooney handed three-game ban after red card

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota Wayne Rooney sees red in England's final Euro 2012 qualifier against MontenegroWayne Rooney handed three-game ban by UEFA after red card against MontenegroDecision means the England striker will miss their group matches at Euro 2012 English FA yet to decide whether to appeal Thursday's decision England coach Fabio Capello called the sending off a 'silly mistake'

(CNN) -- England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the group stages of Euro 2012 after being banned for three games Thursday for his red card against Montenegro in their final qualifying game.

Rooney was sent off in the 2-2 draw in Podgorica last Friday when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic in the 74th minute.

"The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body has today handed down a three-match suspension to England forward Wayne Rooney following his dismissal during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro last Friday," said a statement by European football's governing body.

The English Football Association (FA) is yet to decide whether or not to appeal.

"Further to UEFA's decision to impose a three match suspension on Wayne Rooney following his sending off against Montenegro, The FA await the full reasons from the disciplinary committee, and will give full consideration to the decision internally, before deciding on any response to UEFA or making any further public comment," the statement said.

The loss of Manchester United's Rooney is a severe blow to England's chances of reaching the knockout rounds in Poland and Ukraine next year.

They had been hopeful that UEFA might show leniency to the 25-year-old and hand him a one-game ban after referee Wolfgang Stark admitted Rooney's acceptance of his red card could work to his advantage.

But UEFA has ruled otherwise, calling the incident an "assault" which carries the three-game penalty.

Rooney, who has 73 caps, will be left to rue what England coach Fabio Capello called a "silly mistake."

Capello has also indicated that Rooney might not make it back into the fold after serving his suspension.

"Yes," replied Capello, when asked if he was prepared to leave Rooney out of his team.

"In my life as a manager I have put on the bench a lot of players. I always decided who was the best player at that moment."

Capello also said he would leave Rooney out of preparation friendly matches as he tries to find the best lineup without his talisman.

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Rooney handed three-game ban after red card

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England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the group stages of Euro 2012 after being banned for three games Thursday for his red card against Montenegro in their final qualifying game.

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Football: Rooney handed three-game ban

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the group stages of Euro 2012 after being banned for three games Thursday for his red card against Montenegro in their final qualifying game.

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