Sen. Johnson in Critical Condition After Surgery
Control of Chamber Could Be in Question if He Cannot Serve
By Charles Babington, Jonathan Weisman and Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, December 14, 2006

Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) underwent emergency surgery overnight to repair bleeding inside his brain and was "recovering without complication" this morning, according to the U.S. Capitol physician.

Johnson, 59, who is in the critical unit at George Washington University Hospital, fell ill at the Capitol yesterday, introducing a note of uncertainty over control of the Senate just weeks before Democrats are to take over with a one-vote margin. the rest