Va. Congressman Abruptly Retires
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U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock abruptly announced Monday that he will not seek a third term in Congress, citing unspecified allegations that have "called into question" his ability to serve.
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A Florida Republican congressman resigns after a series of raunchy e-mails and instant messages to high-school-age congressional pages was made public. Rep. Mark Foley is the author of legislation to protect children from predatory adults on the internet.
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virginia beach  House candidate won't take law job  Bobby Mathieson, a Democrat running for the state House of Delegates, has decided against taking a controversial job with the city's revenue commissioner.
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Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert will resign soon rather than complete his term 15 months from now, ending a 21-year career in Congress, Republican aides said Thursday.
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RICHMOND, Sept. 21 -- A Republican state legislator from Fairfax County has launched an attack ad on cable TV against his Democratic opponent that features unidentified, unverified quotes from a blog.
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The crowded field for the Republican  nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election shrank by  one on Saturday when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced  he was withdrawing.
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Rep. John Peterson, a vocal opponent of interstate tolling and leading congressional advocate for rural America, is expected to announce his retirement.
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VA Secretary Jim Nicholson abruptly resigned Tuesday after months of the Bush administration struggling to defend charges of shoddy treatment for veterans injured in the Iraq war
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J. Dennis Hastert will become one of the few House speakers, and the first in almost 50 years, to rejoin the rank and file.
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Time is running out for Congress to pass real reform before the elections. But a commonsense plan from an unlikely Congressman may be gaining momentum
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Comments The French president has announced his retirement Jacques Chirac has announced his retirement from politics after a career spanning more than 40 years.Comment
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Age is finally catching up with West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd in the winter of his 54-year career in Congress.
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Concluding that his political career is over, Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho said today that he would step aside Sept. 30.
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RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia lawmakers dropped their droopy-pants bill Thursday after the whole thing became just too embarrassing.
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A Louisiana Democrat facing a  bribery investigation was kicked off a powerful congressional  committee on Friday, ending an unwelcome distraction for  Democrats as they try to keep the national focus on Republican  scandals in an election year.
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The former governor of Virginia is expected to announce his plans on Thursday.
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A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the U.S. military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into "a dangerous, costly mess."