{"id":16743,"date":"2013-08-29T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T15:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=16743"},"modified":"2013-08-29T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T15:44:24","slug":"taraba-lawmakers-to-gov-suntai-you-are-not-fit-go-back-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/taraba-lawmakers-to-gov-suntai-you-are-not-fit-go-back-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraba lawmakers to Gov. 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