More Inquiries Into Frist Finances Sought

WASHINGTON - Liberal advocacy group Public Citizen has asked for new inquiries into Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's finances.

The request Wednesday to the Senate Ethics Committee stems from the sale from Frist's blind trusts stock in three companies with ties to HCA Inc., the hospital giant founded by his father and brother.

Public Citizen, which was founded by Ralph Nader, issued a 10-page letter to the Senate Ethics Committee alleging Frist had too much information about his holdings in American Retirement Corp., Triad Hospitals Inc. and LifePoint Hospitals Inc.

It also encouraged the committee to seek explanations for why those stocks were sold for profit weeks before they peaked.

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