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Loyalty a Factor in South Dakota Senate Race

Oct. 22, 2008
South Dakotans, inspired by his gritty display in battling back from a brain hemorrhage, back Senator Tim Johnson is his reelection race.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Doctors at George Washington University Hospital in Washington Tuesday upgraded Sen. Tim Johnson's condition to fair. Johnson, D-S.D., was hospitalized four weeks ago for a brain hemorrhage and underwent emergency surgery.

Sen. Johnson's son confident of recovery

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Governor mum on possible Johnson successor

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Daschle loses Senate seat

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle lost his reelection bid Tuesday to former Rep. John Thune, helping the GOP increase its control of the Senate.

Daschle in tight race for senate seat

YANKTON, S.D., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Republicans in South Dakota are spending millions to unseat Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and keep a U.S. Senate majority.

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Johnson apologizes for Taliban comment

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Indian activist drops S. Dakota Senate bid

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- Indian activist and South Dakota newspaper publisher Tim Giago says he will back U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle's re-election bid rather than run against him.

Independent complicates Daschle re-elect

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 30 (UPI) -- Indian activist Tim Giago says he's running for U.S. Senate as an independent, which could spell trouble for Sen. Tom Daschle's, D-S.D., re-election bid.

Thune to challenge Daschle in '04

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Former South Dakota Republican congressman John Thune is expected to announce Monday he will run for the U.S. Senate.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch