NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada made his first public appearance Wednesday since suffering a ministroke, joking with reporters and saying he's eager for Congress to reconvene next month. "I feel like I could go a couple of rounds with all of you," the former boxer said as he arrived at a community forum. "I'm anxious to get to work."
Reid, 65, canceled several public appearances in Nevada last week and spent the weekend with family and friends after experiencing dizziness Aug. 16 at his home in Searchlight, about an hour south of Las Vegas.
Aides disclosed his medical condition Friday, saying doctors at a Las Vegas hospital determined Reid suffered a transient ischemic attack. The condition is described as a brief interruption of blood supply to part of the brain.
Doctors placed no physical limits on Reid, but advised him to take advantage of the congressional recess to rest, according to aides.
Reid became leader of the Senate's Democratic minority in January. He has represented Nevada in the Senate since 1987 and was re-elected last year with 61 percent of the vote. He served in the House from 1983 to '87.
