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Bill Frist Poised to Take Over Senate Leadership

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter James Brosnan of the Memphis Commercial Appeal about Bill Frist, the man who's expected to become Senate majority leader. Sen. Frist (R-TN) is a medical doctor and relative latecomer to politics. He has close ties to President Bush and is considered one of the Republican Party's foremost experts on health care issues.

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