Frist will not seek presidency in 2008
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2008, the most high-profile campaign dropout among Republicans more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a thorn in his own party's side when it comes to Iraq, announced Monday that he would retire from the Senate and not seek any elected office in 2008.
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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 California Republican will no  longer use a campaign fund-raising letter penned by Mel Gibson  following the actor's anti-Semitic outburst during a traffic  stop, the candidate's spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday he won't seek political office, dismissing suggestions that he run for governor or senator in New York.
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U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a Republican moderate from Rhode Island, said on Monday he might not vote for President Bush in the Nov. 2 election.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged Democrats yesterday to stop blocking President Bush&#39;s federal court nominees and hinted that he might try to change Senate rules to thwart their tactics.
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Rep. Jim Ramstad of Minnesota will not seek a tenth term, two state Republican officials said Monday.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist,  who fanned partisanship during much of his reign, preached the  need for the two parties to work together as he bid farewell to  the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Thursday urged Democrats to stop blocking President Bush's federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.
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Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said Monday he will not seek re-election to his Colorado seat in the House in 2008.
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James T. Walsh, a New York Republican who has represented the Syracuse region since 1989, does not intend to pursue re-election and plans to retire from Congress when his term ends.
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A Colorado Republican retiring after 20 years in the House said Wednesday he will not endorse the GOP primary winner, accusing him of running a "sleazy" campaign.
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John Edwards, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004, says he would not seek the presidency in 2008 if his wife&#039;s health were to worsen.
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Aides to Senate Republican Leader   Bill Frist said on Tuesday he is still trying to find a way to   pass a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but   offered no guarantee a deal could be struck before lawmakers   recess at the end of September.
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Amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning may be considered political posturing in the nation&#039;s capital, says Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, but it&#039;s not pandering to the GOP&#039;s conservative base to pursue such protection.
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The Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, said today that he was troubled by Senator Arlen Specter's recent remarks about potential judicial nominees.