Sen. Johnson in critical, stable condition
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U.S. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was  in critical but stable condition after undergoing brain  surgery, a source said on Thursday, reminding Democrats of  their precarious hold on the new Senate.
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East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was Tuesday in serious but stable condition following overnight surgery for bullet wounds sustained in an assassination bid, a doctor said.
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By REX SPRINGSTON  When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face. "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R- Powhatan. "It is extraordinary," Miles replied.
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Sen. Tim Johnson, speaking slowly and slurring some words more than eight months after experiencing a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, announced Tuesday to state residents: "I am back."
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 5--When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face.  "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R-Powhatan.
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A Democratic senator is continuing to recover following emergency brain surgery last week, a party leader said, as the Democrats' newly-won control of Congress remained at stake.
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Nearly 40 years ago, a U.S. senator  from South Dakota suffered an illness that sidelined him for  years, yet he kept his Senate seat.
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The presumptive GOP nominee knows he must prevent a civil war within the party to have any chance in the fall
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The news of Senator Tim Johnsonâs hospitalization highlighted the fragility of the Democratsâ new majority.
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The bleeding in Sen. Tim Johnson's brain resulted from a condition he was born with that causes arteries and veins to grow tangled and abnormally large.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South  Dakota, whose brain surgery in December raised speculation that  the Democratic majority in Congress could be in jeopardy, has  been discharged from a hospital to a private rehabilitation  facility, his office said on Tuesday.
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Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday and was taken to a Washington hospital, weeks before his party was to take control of the Senate by a one-vote margin.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South  Dakota was hospitalized on Wednesday with a possible stroke,  drawing the concern of fellow Democrats preparing to take  control next month of a closely divided Senate.
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South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson has been exceeding expectations in his recovery from emergency brain surgery last week, his son Brendan said Tuesday.
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Famed photographer Richard Avedon  is in critical but stable condition at an undisclosed San  Antonio, Texas, hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage, a  source close to the family said on Thursday.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as "The Hammer" is also at stake.
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Senator John Kerry is in robust condition, he and his doctors said in their first extended interviews discussing his medical history.