Actress Melissa Gilbert drops run for Congress in Michigan

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Former “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert is dropping her run for Congress in Michigan.
Gilbert was the only Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop in the 8th District. But in a statement Tuesday, she says health problems are forcing her out of the race.
The 52-year-old Gilbert says she’s following the advice of doctors. She says head and neck injuries from two accidents in 2012 “have only gotten worse.”
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