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Bill Frist

United States senator
Also known as: William Harrison Frist
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Bill Frist (born Feb. 22, 1952, Nashville, Tenn., U.S.) is an American politician and physician who served as a U.S. senator (1995–2007) from Tennessee. A Republican, he was Senate majority leader from 2003 to 2007. Frist graduated from Princeton University in 1974 with a degree in health care policy. He then attended Harvard Medical School, graduating with honours in 1978. He received surgical training at various hospitals and was hired in 1985 by the...

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