| U.S. Senator Tim Johnson says "he is back" after | | | | how to walk again and how to cope with speech |
| suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight | | | | slowed by the incident. His speech therapist says the |
| months ago. | | | | senator's comprehension is virtually intact. |
| Johnson made the comment before a crowd in his | | | | Doctors say the senator has a condition that causes |
| hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday. | | | | arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become |
| During a television interview later Tuesday, Johnson | | | | tangled and sometimes burst. |
| said he plans to run for re-election in 2008 and that he | | | | Johnson's illness threatened the Democrats' one-seat |
| expects to win. | | | | majority in the Senate won in the November elections. |
| In December, the South Dakota Democrat became | | | | If he had died or resigned due to his condition, South |
| disoriented during a conference call with reporters and | | | | Dakota's Republican governor might have appointed a |
| was rushed to a hospital in Washington. | | | | Republican to fill out the senator's term. |
| Over the past eight months, Johnson has had to learn | | | | |