Sen. Hagel retiring, not running for president
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a harsh critic of the Iraq war, plans to retire and will not seek the Republican presidential nomination next year, a source said on Saturday.
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Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second bid for the White House. In an interview with Cleveland's Plain Dealer, the six-term congressman said he was quitting the race and would make a formal announcement on Friday
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South Carolina coach Lou Holtz announced Monday he will retire, ending one of the most successful and colorful college football careers.
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Rep. Edward L. Schrock, a conservative Republican from Hampton Roads and a retired Navy captain, announced yesterday he was withdrawing his bid for re-election to a third term
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Sen. Chuck Hagel, one of the more forceful Republican voices in opposition to the Iraq war, on Monday put off a decision about a possible presidential bid, saying he wanted to focus on the conflict and other pressing national issues.
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Sen. Trent Lott retired from Congress late Tuesday with characteristic flair, making public with 16 minutes' notice that he would relinquish his seat when the Senate closed for business.
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Nestor Kirchner rules out running in this year's presidential elections, ending months of speculation.
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Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday that he would make a decision about his political future later this year Ã¢ÂÂ which still could include a bid for president in 2008.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist renounced a bid for the White House in 2008 on Wednesday, an early dropout from the most wide-open presidential race in decades.
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U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) said yesterday that he will retire from Congress at the end of the year, closing a 14-year stint in the House during which he rose rapidly through the Republican leadership ranks and used his clout to champion local issues, including reviving a nearly bankrupt...
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Rasmussen Reports - Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) leads Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel (R) by 16 percentage points in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. The Election 2008 poll, part of a series looking at all potential match-ups, shows Obama attracting 50% of the vote to Hagel&#39;s 34%.
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Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday said he is no longer considering a proposal to fund a medical-malpractice insurance relief plan with revenue from a new tax on health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
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After dealing with one public health crisis after another, the chief health officer for Maricopa County is quitting. Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch on Wednesday said he will retire as of Dec. 31.
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Deteriorating conditions in Iraq are a consequence of &quot;the arrogance and incompetency of the civilian leadership at the Pentagon,&quot; Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday.
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Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee announced today he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
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Three-term Rep. Rick Renzi, an Arizona Republican facing a federal inquiry into his family's insurance business, said Thursday he will not seek re-election next year. Renzi becomes the fifth GOP House member in recent weeks to announce retirement plans, giving Democrats hopes of possibly picking up seats next year that otherwise would not be in play.
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, announced on Monday he will not seek re-election, raising a new hurdle to his battered party's bid to win back control of the Senate next year.