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Sailor Ripley Barking Carnival Dec 13 2011, 2:14p

Let's hope so. As avid readers of Barking Carnival know, there is a strict NO POLITICS policy. This discussion of a politics leads a to a divisiveness and lack of intelligent discourse not seen...

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Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., to Retire

posted by -PS-, May 13, 2011

Link nationaljournal.com

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) announced Friday that he will not run for re-election in 2012, putting a battleground seat Democrats have held for over five decades squarely in play for the upcoming elections. "I am announcing today that I will not seek another term as your senator," Kohl said at a press conference in Milwaukee. "Rather, I will continue to devote all my energy and time in the next nineteen months to see to it that the people in our state are well-served." "I've always believed it's better to leave a job too early than a little too late, and that's how I feel today," he added. Kohl is the sixth senator who caucuses with the Democrats to retire this year. Two Republican senators have announced their retirement. Kohl turned 76 years old in 2011 and has been serving in the Senate since 1989.

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I need to know if my party, nationally or statewide, is still in a millionaires-only mode. If they...

posted by David Bixenspan, Jan 20, 2011

I need to know if my party, nationally or statewide, is still in a millionaires-only mode. If they change their mind and decide the field is open to nonmillionaires or people who have dedicated their lives to public service, I might get a call.

— Rob Simmons to the New York Times (free registration required) about the possibility about running against Linda McMahon for the Republican nomination for Joe Lieberman's United States Senate seat in 2012.

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In the "insert joke here" story of the week, one of the New York Post's reasons for endorsing Linda...

posted by David Bixenspan, Oct 10, 2010

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In the "insert joke here" story of the week, one of the New York Post's reasons for endorsing Linda McMahon over Richard Blumenthal is that Blumenthal is "a proven liar."

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Linda McMahon has won the GOP primary for Connecticut Senate seat. She will now go on to face...

posted by Geno Mrosko, Aug 11, 2010

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Linda McMahon has won the GOP primary for Connecticut Senate seat. She will now go on to face Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal this coming November.

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When Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced a bill on April 22, 2009, honoring the University of...

posted by T.H., Jul 27, 2010

When Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced a bill on April 22, 2009, honoring the University of North Carolina's national basketball title, the Senate passed it the same day on a unanimous voice vote.

Now, though, Burr's been stymied in his bid to congratulate Duke University's 2010 basketball championship victory.

— James Rosen, McClatchy Newspapers. I'd like to think this shows the Senate has taste, but all such sports resolution are being blocked this session.

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