Comedian Franken Rules Out Senate Run in 2006
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Comedian and Democratic activist Al  Franken on Thursday ruled out a run for a Senate seat from  Minnesota next year but left open the possibility of a  potential candidacy in 2008.
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Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani said he is &quot;seriously considering&quot; a run for president in 2008. But he reiterated, as he has in many campaign-style appearances, that he was focused on the 2006 midterm elections. He said he would continue to travel the country to gauge the breadth of his support and his ability to raise the money needed for a presidential bid.
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Attorney General Eliot Spitzer listens during a press conference in New York, in this Monday May 24, 2004, file photo. Spitzer said Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, that he would run for governor of New York in 2006.
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Air America Radio, a startup radio network that offers liberal talk and commentary, has signed a new contract with comedian Al Franken to stay on as its lead personality for at least two more years, the company announced Wednesday.
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Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana will not seek the presidency in 2008, saying he believes the odds of a successful run were too great to overcome.
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U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis said Thursday he will not run for the Senate seat being vacated next year by fellow Republican John W. Warner, likely setting up a race between two former governors.
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Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the Senate in Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.
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Arizona Congressman John Shadegg has announced he won't seek re-election, becoming the latest Republican to step aside before the November elections.
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Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana said on Saturday he would not seek the U.S. presidency in 2008 because prospects of victory were too slim.
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In the 1980s, Al Franken was cracking jokes on "Saturday Night Live." Mike Ciresi, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for the Senate this year, was serving as general counsel to the government of India in a landmark lawsuit over a catastrophic industrial accident.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not run for president in 2008, Republican officials said Wednesday, as the field of White House contenders continued to shrink more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.
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Comedian and political commentator Al  Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic  nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by  Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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Newt Gingrich suggested yesterday that he might not run for president in 2008 if a rival has all but locked up the Republican nomination by next fall.
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Former Vice President Al Gore isn't sure he has the 'aptitude for politics' it would take to be elected president, but he has not ruled out running in 2008, he told the Tennessean newspaper.
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Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska, said today that he is not jumping into the race â for now, at least.
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JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.), facing questions about his ethics, announced Friday that he will not seek an eighth term.
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Politicians beware: Parody is returning. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network announced Thursday