SHARON RUSHED TO ICU

Sharon rushed to intensive care unit (MSNBC/AP)
JERUSALEM - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital Wednesday to undergo a form of kidney dialysis, a hospital spokeswoman said. Sharon’s condition deteriorated significantly earlier in the week, when officials at the Sheba Medical Center said the former leader’s kidneys were failing and that they had noticed changes in his brain membrane. Sharon, 78, has been in a coma since suffering a massive stroke on Jan. 4.