Conn. Sen. Chris Dodd to retire? – AP
Democratic officials tell The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd won’t seek re-election this fall. The five-term Democrat is expected to make an announcement Wednesday. The...
View ArticleRamesh Ponnuru: Why the GOP Shouldn’t Get Too Confident – Time.com
Republicans can hardly believe their good fortune. First, Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announced that he would not run for re-election, giving Republicans a good shot at taking his...
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Stopping the Imperial Senate
There is a story about legendary chess grandmaster Aaron Nimzowitsch, who detested cigar smoke. In the great New York tournament of 1927 his opponent Milan Vidmar took out his cigar case and began to...
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Thompson and Pataki Won’t Run but GOP Can Still Take Senate
In disappointing news for Republicans, Tommy Thompson and George Pataki have decided against running for Senate in Wisconsin and New York respectively. The latter appears to have turned down the...
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Why is the US Spending $8 Mil to Fight Terrorism in Fargo?
Rand Paul, on his Ferguson grandstanding tour, had a question. “Homeland Security gave $8 million to Fargo to fight terrorism,” Paul said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “I say, if the terrorists...
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