Bill Frist

William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and a cardiac surgeon. Since 2003, he has served as Senate Majority Leader. He is frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

External links and references

• Official Senate website
• ContraCostaTimes.com - 'Frist hears cheers, jeers after stem cell reversal', Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times (July 30, 2005)
• dKosopedia.com - 'Bill Frist', dKosopedia
• HumanEventsOnLine.com - 'Frist a Major Share-Holder in Reputed For-Profit Abortion Provider', Terence P. Jeffrey (Dec 23, 2002), Human Events Online
• LAWeekly.com - 'The Bad Doctor: Bill Frist?s long record of corporate vices', Doug Ireland, LA Weekly (January 10, 2003)
• MoveOnPac.org - 'Save the Republic!' (anti-Frist tv ad) MoveOn.org
• NYTimes.com - 'Leadership in Recapturing the Senate Pushed Frist Into Spotlight', David Firestone,New York Times (December 21, 2002)
• OpenSecrets.org - 'Bill Frist (R-TN) Top Industries' (top industries supporting Bill Frist), Center for Responsive Politics
• OpenSecrets.org - 'Bill Frist (R-TN) Top Contributors' Top Contributors' (top contributors supporting Bill Frist), Center for Responsive Politics
• Senator sold stock before price dropped (AP story on Frist's sale of HCA stock)