Sen. Johnson undergoes surgery: source
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Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota underwent surgery on Wednesday, a source said, after suffering what a doctor called "symptoms of a stroke." The actions prompted concerns about his fellow Democrats' razor-thin majority in the incoming Senate.
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell was scheduled to undergo surgery Monday to remove one of her breasts after cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram, the governor&#39;s office said.
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole underwent hip replacement surgery but expected to resume work after the congressional holiday recess, her spokeswoman said.
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell   Owens underwent surgery to repair a broken finger on Monday,   sidelining the controversial player for two to four weeks.
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Suddenly, the Democrats' grip on the Senate looks very tenuous indeed. With the party poised to take power with a 51-49 edge in January, Sen. Tim Johnson's unexpected hospitalization ignited the possibility of a 50-50 Senate and a return to the unprecedented power-sharing pact that existed during the first half of 2001.
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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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Control of the U.S. Senate could be determined by Republican Gov. Mike Rounds if a replacement must be named for Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.
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U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court  spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) underwent emergency surgery overnight after falling ill at the Capitol and was in critical condition early this morning, 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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Gov. M. Jodi Rell underwent breast-cancer surgery Monday after doctors discovered the disease in its very early stages, the governor's office said. Rell, 58, was expected to remain at Danbury Hospital until Wednesday, officials said.
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Sen. Tim Johnson 's sudden illness has consumed the political class the past two days. Everyone is talking about what happens if the South Dakota Democrat leaves the Senate and is replaced by a Republican to create a 50-50 split. Democrats and Republicans alike are rushing out statements saying the...
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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court&#39;s conservative majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
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Former US president Bill Clinton is slated to undergo heart bypass surgery Saturday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, local media reported Friday.
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Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized after becoming disoriented Wednesday, weeks before his party is to take control of the Senate by a one-vote margin.
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The experience of other people who have suffered bleeding from arteriovenous malformations inside the brain suggests that Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), who underwent emergency surgery for that condition Wednesday night, has at least a 50-50 chance of full recovery.
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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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Condoleezza Rice, nominated to be US secretary of state, will have surgery at a Washington hospital Friday, a spokesman said. Sean McCormack said Rice would remain overnight at the hospital and return to work the next day or so.