Key Sen. Johnson in critical condition
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Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition after 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, D-S.D., recovering from a brain hemorrhage he suffered last December, is likely to return to the Senate in September, if not earlier, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
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Sen. Tim Johnson suffered a possible stroke early Wednesday and was taken to George Washington University Hospital Center. The severity of his condition was unclear, but his office released a statement confirming that he was Ã¢ÂÂundergoing a comprehensive evaluationÃ¢ÂÂ by a stroke team.
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Democratic Senate candidate Jack Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter, has been hospitalized with severe colitis, a spokesman said Sunday.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized on Wednesday with what was initially described a possible stroke, drawing the concern of fellow Democrats preparing to take control next month of a closely divided Senate.
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In the precarious course of his recovery, Patrick J. Kennedy, a Democrat who pleaded guilty to impaired driving, has come to rely heavily on a Republican.
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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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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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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, a South Dakota Democrat, was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a possible stroke, Johnson's office said.
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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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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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One of the state troopers injured in a sniper-style shooting last week has lost a leg and remained in critical condition Sunday, while his colleague was upgraded to serious condition.
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In his first public statement since suffering a brain hemorrhage in December, Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) said yesterday:  "I am . . . focused on my recovery, and I look forward to returning to the Senate." His office  released photos of the senator as he recuperated at an undisclosed rehabilitation center on Sunday. Johnson's illness illustrates fragility of the Democrats' one-seat advantage in the Senate. Should Johnson, 60, be unable to serve, South Dakota's Republican governor would appoint hi
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Amid questions about whether the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market soon enough, a key senator suggested Friday that an independent
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Indonesia's former leader Suharto is now in "very critical condition", his chief doctor says.
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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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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.