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A South Dakota Senator 상원의원 Tim Johnson, a Democrat, suffers a stroke 뇌졸중. And if it’s serious, will it change the balance of power in the Senate 상원? The President says he won’t be rushed 쫓기다 on a strategy change in Iraq. Also tonight, our new poll 여론조사. Some rough numbers for President Bush.
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Good evening? We’re going to begin an unusual way tonight because of a developing 진행중인 story out of Washington this evening. A member of the US Senate has suffered a stroke. Tonight, South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson who is just days away from turning 60 years of age is in a
And tonight while our thoughts and prayers 기도 are with the senators and his family, of course, in Washington, with control of the US Senate decided by a single vote toward the Democrats, this could affect the balance of power. Tin Russell is here with us in the studio. Chip Reid who covers 취재하다 Capitol Hill 미국 연방 의회 has been working on this story since first word arrived this afternoon. And Chip? What do we know at this hour?
Well, Good evening, Brian? In a statement, Senator Johnson’s office says he’s undergoing 받다 a comprehensive evaluation 종합평가 by a team of stroke specialists at George Washington University hospital. And I was just told that they probably won’t know how severe 위험한, 중한 the situation is until sometime tomorrow morning. Now the first sign that anything was wrong came as he was giving a radio interview today when he suddenly began to stutter 더듬거리며 말하다. We’re told that he seemed to recover. He then walked into another room and suddenly he could barely move and could barely speak.
Now certainly the number one concern here is for his health and for his full recovery, but here in Washington, people are starting to look at the political ramifications <보통 좋지 못한> 결과, 파생문제 of this. The Senate is supposed to be under democratic control 51-49 next year. And if he were to vacate ~를 비우다, ~에서 떠나다 that seat, and if a Republican were appointed 지명하다 to replace him, that would shift republic power back to the Republicans. Brian?