Ailing S.D. senator vows to run again
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In his first public appearance since a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight months ago, Sen. Tim Johnson told supporters his will to keep fighting for them "has never been stronger."
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The Los Angeles Times reports that the Massachusetts senator has already called big Democratic donors in a bid to build a political organization that will give him a voice in national affairs and position him to make another run for the White House.
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In the nation's most dramatic &#151; and most expensive &#151; Senate race, Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota is scrambling to maintain his political life as Republicans argue the Democrat is out of touch with people in a state that solidly supports President Bush.
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The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.
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Nine days after undergoing breast cancer surgery, Gov. M. Jodi Rell told lawmakers Wednesday that her illness made her focus on "what is truly important" and promised strong reform measures in the wake of the corruption scandal that catapulted her into the state's highest office.
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The two candidates vying to fill South Carolina's open Senate seat both pledged Sunday to fully arm American troops in Iraq, as the Army investigates the refusal of a South Carolina-based platoon to go on a convoy mission because their trucks were unarmored.
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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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John Kerry, departing from past practice for losing Democratic presidential nominees, doesn&#39;t plan to do a disappearing act. He returns to the Senate Tuesday and aims to be a force in his party.
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Allegations of a vicious dogfighting ring prompted an unusually emotional speech in the Capitol yesterday, as the Senate's longest-serving member fought tears and called for God's judgment on those who promote such activities.
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The former senator plans to officially kick off his presidential bid Thursday.
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Former president Bill Clinton is telling friends he is in good spirits despite facing the challenge of a multiple bypass operation for blocked blood vessels to the heart.
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The former Senator is still on the ballot and could still win delegates on Super Tuesday
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A spokesman for the Idaho Republican said the senator has all but abandoned the notion of trying to finish his term.
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Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was critically ill but stable 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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Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, the incoming chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Monday he will seek re-election in 2008.
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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.