Kerrey won't run for Senate
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Democrat Bob Kerrey said Wednesday that he won't enter the race to replace retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel.
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Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., said Monday he will not be seeking re-election.
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Democrats won't try to filibuster Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be attorney general but will hold extensive debate over his role in developing the Bush administration's policies on foreign detainees, the Senate's top Democrat said Tuesday.
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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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A Senate committee said on Wednesday  it would not vote this year on another term for Kenneth  Tomlinson to oversee U.S.-backed international TV and radio  services, following a government report that said he used the  office for personal gain.
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The TV star and former Senator ends a run for the Presidency that was scuttled by the candidate's own apparent apathy
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Influential Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia announces he will not seek a sixth term in office.
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Former Law and Order actor withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination
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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 Tenn. senator, whose candidacy fizzled after a summer of expectations, withdraws.
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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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Â· Edwards drops out of Democratic runningÂ· Giuliani to back Republican rival McCain
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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 Rep. John Doolittle of  California, under investigation for more than two years for  ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, announced on Thursday  he would not seek re-election in November.
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Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey (D), who took office after his predecessor revealed a gay extramarital affair, has decided not to seek election to the post, a close adviser said Sunday.
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Comedian and liberal talk show host Al Franken said he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mark Dayton next year, saying he was committed to his radio show.
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President Bush's father says claims he used his influence to keep his son out of the Vietnam War are "a total lie." Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, a decorated Vietnam veteran, says the current president should condemn ads claiming the Democratic presidential candidate fabricated elements of his wartime service.