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	Bill Frist - Congresspedia
		Frist is widely seen as a potential presidential candidate for the Republican party in 2008, much in the same tradition as Bob Dole, a previous holder of the Senate Majority Leader position.
		In 1998 Frist did participate in the Republican filibuster to stall the nomination of openly gay James C. Hormel to be ambassador to Luxembourg; Hormel eventually received a recess appointment from President Bill Clinton, bypassing a Senate vote.
		Frist has a fortune in the millions of dollars, most of it the result of his ownership of stock in Hospital Corporation of America, the for-profit hospital chain founded by his brother and father.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Bill_Frist (4043 words)

	Bill Frist - dKosopedia
		William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and a cardiac surgeon.
		Frist was a member of Nashville's all-white Belle Meade Country Club from the 1980s to December 1993, during his first run for office.
		Frist is widely seen as a potential presidential candidate for the Republican party, much in the same tradition as Bob Dole, a previous holder of the Senate Majority Leader position.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Bill_Frist (1196 words)

	USNews.com: Sen. Bill Frist's balancing act
		What Frist had to say about Schiavo was important not only because he was a chief proponent of congressional intervention in the case but because, as a renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon, he was a seasoned traveler in the opaque world of medical ethics and procedures.
		Frist played up his medical credentials from the beginning, asking that he be called "Doctor" Frist instead of "Senator." More than once he has used the medical bags he keeps close at hand to administer care in the Capitol.
		Frist spokeswoman Amy Call dismissed the idea that Frist was playing politics, saying that "the motivation for him here is that a woman's life is at stake." Sooner rather than later, however, the question for Frist will be whether his reaction to this human tragedy is seen politically as a boost or a blunder.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/news/articles/050404/4culture.b.htm (662 words)

	Online NewsHour: Senator Bill Frist-- January 22, 2003
		Bill Frist discusses the potential public health threat of an anthrax outbreak.
		BILL FRIST: I don't think there is a limit when we talk about threatening democracy, when we're talking about threatening freedom, when we're talking about the security of American people.
		BILL FRIST: Well, you know, the great thing about the legislative body, you've seen it played out, and I'm proud of the fact that we have seen amendment after amendment come to the floor of United States Senate.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/congress/jan-june03/frist_01-22-03.html (1659 words)

	Right Wing Watch - Bill Frist
		It is dangerous and it must be overcome." [1] Frist called judicial filibusters "nothing less than a formula for tyranny by the minority." When Bill Clinton was President, however, Frist engaged in the same behavior he is now condemning.
		Frist’s statement noted that it is a federal crime to harm or obstruct a person called to testify before Congress, thus stopping any action that could threaten the health of the woman.
		(**) The senator's son, Jonathan Frist**, 17 was arrested for DUI and possession of alcohol by a minor.
	quinnell.us /politics/rww/individuals/frist.html (2467 words)

	Senator Bill Frist - VOLPAC
		Frist immediately began building on his vision for a first-of-its-kind, innovative transplant facility that would gather into a single center transplant specialists, scientists and ethicists from a broad range of disciplines who would not otherwise have worked together.
		Frist, remaining active in the research laboratory and in the operating room, kept up his public involvement as well.
		As a Senator, Frist emerged as one of the leading voices on healthcare issues in America, serving for a period as chairman of the Senate's Subcommittee on Health.
	www.volpac.org (2400 words)

	Bill Frist on Abortion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Bill would make it a criminal offense to harm or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime.
		The bill states that its provisions should not be interpreted to apply a woman's actions with respect to her pregnancy.
		This bill would make the exception for cases in which a women's life is in danger, not for cases where a women's health is in danger.
	www.issues2000.org /Social/Bill_Frist_Abortion.htm (808 words)

	Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) \| Beyond Delay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Bill Frist, a wealthy doctor-turned-politician, was a second-term member of the United States Senate representing Tennessee when named to our report in September 2006.
		Frist’s conduct in violating campaign finance laws that he either knew about or should have known about requires the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to investigate whether Sen. Frist violated Senate ethics rules as well as federal law.
		Frist had considerably more information about how much stock his family held in HCA, and how much HCA stock was in the Senate-approved blind trust, than he has admitted.
	www.beyonddelay.org /summaries/frist.php (502 words)

	Frist voices support for ‘intelligent design’ - Politics - MSNBC.com
		Frist, a Republican from Tennessee, spoke to a Rotary Club meeting Friday and told reporters afterward that students need to be exposed to different ideas, including intelligent design.
		Frist, who is considering a presidential campaign in 2008, recently angered some conservatives by bucking Bush policy on embryonic stem cell research, voicing his support for expanded research on the subject.
		Frist said his decision to endorse stem cell research was "a matter of science," but he said there was no conflict between his position on stem cell research and his position on intelligent design.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9008040 (447 words)

	The 2005 TIME 100: Bill Frist
		Bill Frist is the President's crafty Senate warrior with much on the line.
		Frist has had some early success corralling the independent-minded egos of the Senate, passing long-sought class action and bankruptcy legislation.
		Frist remains coy about his ambitions, but in March alone he made two trips to the crucial G.O.P. primary state of New Hampshire, working the room at senior centers and a Republican dinner.
	www.time.com /time/subscriber/2005/time100/leaders/100frist.html (354 words)

	deal-with-it.org \| the cards \| spades \| bill frist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		As this is written Sen. Frist is appalled, truly appalled, that Senate democrats think the Senate select Committee on Intelligence might be able to extend their investigation of intelligence failures to the White House.
		That bill did appropriate the seaweed control spending — but it also provided $21 billion for veterans' health care, $27 billion for veterans' compensation and pensions, and block grants to assist New York City's recovery from 9/11.
		Bill Frist, the man who lied to fraudulently get cats who then all died under his knife has not improved his ethics or his compassion since.
	www.deal-with-it.org /spades/frist.htm (653 words)

	Frist, Bill (Harpers.org)
		It was reported that in 2003 Senator Bill Frist was told (in writing) that a significant amount of HCA, Inc., stock had been added to his blind trust; two weeks later he said he did not believe that he owned any stock in HCA.
		It was revealed that Senator Bill Frist's AIDS charity had paid almost a half-million dollars in consulting fees to Frist's political friends.
		This is Frist, Bill, a human being and a political leader.
	www.harpers.org /BillFrist.html (522 words)

	Bill Frist: No Insider Information - CBS News
		Frist can request that his stocks in a corporation be sold in their entirety, but never know the actual value — he would only know the general value of all his account holdings (video).
		Frist, R-Tenn., said his only objective in divesting his blind trusts of the stock was to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.
		Bill Frist is under federal investigation for selling stock in his family company before it took a dive.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/09/26/politics/main886330.shtml (647 words)

	Frist aims nuke at the Dems
		A few of Frist’s conservative allies are interpreting his Jan. 4 comments to mean that Rule 22, which establishes the ground rules for filibusters, is not in effect for the new session of Congress.
		A more narrow interpretation of Frist’s statement is that he declined to acquiesce on the section of Rule 22 that governs ending debate on an amendment to the rules.
		Frist’s office has allowed the controversy to grow by not clarifying the floor comments, letting them stand on their own.
	hillnews.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/011905/frist.html (817 words)

	USATODAY.com - Frist backs more funding for stem cell research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		She said on MSNBC she hoped Bush would now look at the issue differently and not veto the bill, a view echoed by Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., a cancer patient who is the measure's chief sponsor in the Senate.
		Frist said the Senate would debate and vote on the issue in the fall.
		Fifty Republicans in the House joined Democrats in passing the bill in May by a margin of 44 votes, not enough to override a presidential veto.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-07-29-frist-stem-cell_x.htm (939 words)

	Bill Frist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frist is a Republican and was frequently mentioned as a candidate for that party's 2008 presidential nominee, but decided in November 2006 not to run.
		Frist with Sen. Lamar Alexander and Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
		Also, in 1998 Frist participated in the Republican filibuster to stall the nomination of openly gay James C. Hormel to be ambassador to Luxembourg; Hormel eventually received a recess appointment from President Bill Clinton, bypassing a Senate vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bill_Frist (4005 words)

	Bill Frist, closet pro-choicer. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine
		Frist didn't renounce his previously stated inclination to "keep the federal government out of that decision-making process." In fact, he repeated it.
		Frist's closest brush with a clear vote against legal abortion came on Oct. 21, 1999, when he opposed an amendment endorsing Roe.
		In all of Frist's years in the Senate, this is the only time he speaks of a "right to life" during a discussion of abortion legislation.
	www.slate.com /id/2123958 (2261 words)

	CNN.com - Frist thrives with home-field advantage - Mar 12, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Bill Frist won a GOP straw poll in Tennessee after packing a conference with supporters.
		Frist overcame an 11th-hour attempt by Sen. John McCain of Arizona and other GOP leaders who urged voters to write in President Bush as their choice in a symbolic sign of support for the embattled leader.
		A Frist loss essentially would have derailed his presidential ambitions, a Frist confidante told CNN before the poll results were announced.
	www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/03/12/GOP.poll/index.html (410 words)

	Bill Frist exposed - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Last March, Frist rose on the Senate floor to demonstrate his fealty to the White House by attacking Richard Clarke in the ugliest and most personal terms.
		The Frist assault was among the most publicized fusillades in a concerted effort to destroy Clarke, who had dared to criticize the Bush administration's halting, inadequate response to the looming threat from al-Qaida.
		Eventually, Frist's own spokesman admitted that his boss hadn't read Clarke's testimony -- and that his only "evidence" was gossip from other unnamed legislators who had called the majority leader to complain that Clarke's "tone" differed from what he had said two years earlier.
	dir.salon.com /story/opinion/conason/2004/11/19/frist/print.html (870 words)

	Decision ‘08 » Bill Frist
		Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not run for president in 2008, Republican officials said Wednesday, as the field of White House contenders continued to shrink more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.
		U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan guerrilla war can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Taliban and their supporters into the Afghan government.The Tennessee Republican said he had learned from briefings that Taliban fighters were too numerous and had too much popular support […]
		Bill Frist will be my next profile, hopefully this week; Frist, of course, is under fire for his recent “turnabout” on stem-cell research.
	decision08.net /category/republican-candidates/bill-frist (1078 words)

	C&EN: Latest News - Stem Cell Bill Gets Boost From Sen. Bill Frist
		In an unexpected move, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) threw his support behind legislation to expand the current stem cell policy, which strictly limits federal funding to research on 22 stem cell lines derived before Aug. 9, 2001.
		Frist announced his backing of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 471) during a July 29 speech on the Senate floor.
		Frist’s support “is a significant and most welcome breakthrough,” said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), who along with Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has broken ranks with the President and spoken out in favor of increasing the number of stem cell lines available for research with federal funds.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/83/i32/8332frist.html (245 words)

	Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's Ethical Violation
		Frist also asserted that condoms have a “15 percent failure rate.” When used properly, the failure rate is actually, at worst, only between 2 and 3 percent.
		So for Frist to crudely and repeatedly say on national TV that condoms have a "15 percent failure rate" without properly explaining what that stat really refers to, and what the full truth really is, amounts to nothing less than professional dishonesty.
		Frist's TMA records show his local society is the Nashville Academy of Medicine.
	www.actupny.org /reports/frist_ethics.html (2445 words)

	TIME.com: Person of the Week: Bill Frist -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Frist, a former heart and lung transplant surgeon, carries weight with this White House — because he is a physician, because he has a personal friendship with the President, and also because of his official role as the Senate’s Liaison to the White House.
		Frist's proposal gave the White House a keyhole to wiggle through, and also the reassurance that even though Bush will weather some criticism, he'll have support from the conservative wing of the GOP.
		One, Frist is highly thought of and greatly admired, especially among the conservative branch of his party.
	www.time.com /time/pow/article/0,8599,168345,00.html (808 words)

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