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To: SiouxPal who wrote (210610)	12/14/2006 12:01:54 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Good deal! I hope the Senator recovers 100%. Thanks, jttmab

To: SiouxPal who wrote (210610)	12/14/2006 2:05:10 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 281500

Suddenly, Democrats find God Reid at Johnson’s Bedside Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, who is in line to become the new Senate majority leader next month, rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after Johnson was transported there and returned to his colleague’s bedside again Thursday morning. He was joined by former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, who is a close friend of Johnson’s. Reid told reporters Thursday that Johnson “really looks good.” But he refused to answer questions about whether the senator was conscious and did not answer directly when asked whether Johnson would be able to serve in the new Congress. “We all pray for a full recovery and believe that will be the case,” Reid said. Asked about the impact on control of the Senate, Reid said, “There isn’t a thing that has changed.” He said he had talked with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will be the top GOP leader in the new Congress, but their conversation focused on Johnson’s health, not the impact of his condition on organizing the Senate. Democrats were proceeding with their preparations for the new Congress on the assumption that they will be in control. Johnson, who was expected to chair the Ethics Committee, was first elected to the Senate in 1996 after serving five terms in the House. He won re-election in 2002, narrowly defeating Republican John Thune, who went on to oust Daschle from the Senate in 2004 and his now Johnson’s colleague. Johnson is a cancer survivor, having undergone successful surgery for prostate cancer in 2004.