Sen. Hagel retiring, not running for president
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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 leading  Nebraska newspaper reported on Saturday.
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Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, one of the most vocal Republican critics of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, announced his retirement yesterday -- bringing to three the number of GOP incumbents set to leave the Senate in 2008.
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Two-term Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel revealed Monday morning that he will not make a decision about whether to seek the 2008 Republican presidential nomination until later this year.
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Nicholas Burns, a key U.S. policymaker on Iran and India and the number three U.S. diplomat, has decided to retire for personal reasons, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
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Bloomberg - Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist won't seek his party's presidential nomination in 2008, saying the ``season of being an elected official has come to a close.''
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Nestor Kirchner rules out running in this year's presidential elections, ending months of speculation.
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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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Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is leaving President Bush's Cabinet and is expected to run for the U.S. Senate
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Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to retire at the end of this Congress, adding to the challenge already facing the GOP in its effort to regain control of the Senate in the 2008 elections.
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Senator Charles E. Schumer on Monday ruled out running for governor of New York in 2006, saying that he will instead help lead the Democratic Party&#39;s efforts to retake the Senate.
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Republicans have lost their way when it comes to many core GOP principles and may be in jeopardy heading into the fall elections, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. says. Hagel, a possible presidential candidate in 2008, said Sunday that the GOP today is very different party from the one when he first voted Republican.
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Don't count on the possibility that Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., might run for president next year as an independent.
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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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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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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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When Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh announced Saturday that he would not run for president in 2008, he reiterated a Biblical metaphor he had often used for what had turned into a longshot candidacy: He called himself a Ã¢ÂÂDavidÃ¢ÂÂ in a Democratic presidential field that includes Ã¢ÂÂGoliaths.Ã¢ÂÂ
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Nicholas Burns, a leading American policymaker on Iran and India, has decided to retire as the No. 3 U.S. diplomat for personal reasons, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.