Democratic Sen. Johnson critical after surgery
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Sen. Tim Johnson was critically ill on Thursday after brain surgery for a potentially deadly bleeding that could deprive his fellow Democrats of their razor-thin hold on the new Senate.
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NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was recovering after a quadruple heart bypass operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that they posed imminent danger of a major heart attack.    His heart disease was extensive, with blockages in some arteries "well over 90 percent," said Dr...
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Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) remains in critical but stable condition today after undergoing emergency brain surgery on Wednesday, but his doctors say he is making progress in his recovery, according to a statement released by the senator's office late this afternoon.
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As Washington is riveted by the potential political fallout from Sen. Tim Johnson's brain surgery, some people in South Dakota remember when one of its Senate seats sat empty for three years.
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NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in the operating room Monday for heart bypass surgery, a hospital source told The Associated Press.    Preparations for the surgery began at about 6:45 a.m...
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Sen. Tim Johnson endured some dark days after his life-threatening brain hemorrhage, but he says he never considered resigning.
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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 was in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery, the U.S. Capitol physician said on Thursday, an illness that could deprive Democrats of their precarious hold on the incoming Senate.
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Sen. Tim Johnson is reading news clippings and starting to do some office work from the hospital, almost two months after suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage. "At this point, he has requested more contact with office and is looking for updates from staff," his office said in a statement Friday.
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Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was in surgery last night after falling ill at the Capitol, introducing a note of uncertainty over control of the Senate just weeks before Democrats are to take over with a one-vote margin.
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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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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro went into surgery Sunday to determine the extent of &quot;life-threatening injuries&quot; after the colt broke three bones above and below his right rear ankle at the start of the Preakness Stakes.
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Sen. Tim Johnson was experiencing post-surgery swelling in his brain Friday, but his doctors said his recovery was still encouraging. They said he would remain hospitalized until the swelling went down.
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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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Bill Clinton was hospitalized with chest pains and shortness of breath Friday and will undergo heart bypass surgery in an operation that could sideline the former president at the height of the campaign for the White House.
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NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was expected to undergo heart bypass surgery after suffering chest pains as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, according to Democratic officials.   "I thanked him for getting the Democrats back on the front page, and he told me that's about as far as he's willing to go," party Chairman Terry McAuliffe said Saturday...
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South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson issued his first public statement Tuesday since suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage three months ago, and his office released the first photos of the Democratic senator since he became ill.