WAX2001100201 - 02 OCTOBER 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: FILE PHOTO: Senator Strom Thurmond, 98, (R-SC) pictured in this file photo collapsed on the Senate Floor, October 2, 2001 and was taking out in a wheel chair complaining about chest pain. He was later taken away by ambulance but, was seen waving and upset that he was being taken away in such a manner. He is showed here, July 30, 2001 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI