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...sudden illness of South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson sent everyone in Washington into a frenzy. With the possibility that Johnson might be incapacitated and his replacement named by a Republican governor, the Senate might become evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, with Vice President Dick Cheney breaking the tie. Everyone wants to know: Will Republicans make a play to seize control of the Senate? But the better question is this: Why would they possibly want...
...same thing could happen again, in a Senate currently split 51-49 in favor of the Democrats, if Johnson or any other Democrat were to be replaced by a Republican. In Johnson's case, that would appear likely, because his replacement would be named by a Republican governor. State law requires that Gov. Michael Rounds make a "temporary appointment, until a special election is held" - though it is unclear whether that election would occur before Johnson's term expires...
...count on it this time. Incoming majority leader Harry Reid insisted at a press conference that "there isn't a thing that's changed" as a result of Johnson's illness. But a family friend told TIME.com Thursday morning that Johnson's prognosis is unclear, adding: "The next 24 hours will be crucial...
...Even if Johnson ultimately recovers from the congenital blood disorder known as arteriovenous malformation, which required emergency surgery Wednesday night, it now looks highly unlikely that he will healthy by Jan. 4. With Johnson unable to vote, Democrats still have enough to prevail, with 50 votes (including the two independent Senators, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont) to 49 for the Republicans. But Democrats now fear the real possibility that Republicans will filibuster that resolution. They could insist - just as the Democrats did after the 2000 election that left the chamber evenly split, with Vice President Dick...
Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota was rushed into emergency brain surgery Wednesday to stop the bleeding from what doctors call a congenital arteriovenous malformation. How well he will recover will depend a lot on what happens in the next 24 to 48 hours, says Dr. Edgar Kenton, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Neurology...