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Thursday, March 07, 2013  The democratic senator says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for re-election."

Saturday, February 23, 2013  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Republicans are sticking with their party leader as the GOP tries to keep complete control of state government in 2014.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  President Obama will get another 4 years in the White House.

Monday, September 03, 2012  President Obama responds to the Republican National Convention

Tuesday, February 01, 2011  Egyptian President Mubarak's announcement he won't seek new term does not calm public fury.

Sunday, December 19, 2010  The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include a boatload of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid survived a ferocious challenge from tea party star Sharron Angle on Tuesday to win a fifth term

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  The U.S. Senate's second-longest serving member is headed back to Washington

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  The government's giant bank bailout may well have averted a second Great Depression, economists say, but a lot of voters aren't buying it.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010  Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided over the nation's third-largest city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a seventh term, saying the time "just feels right."

Friday, April 09, 2010  Stupak has been Michigan's 1st District Congressman for the past 18 years, and he said it's time for a new chapter in his life at a news conference in Marquette.

Friday, February 26, 2010  Democrat sources have confirmed that New York Gov. Paterson will not seek re-election

Friday, October 31, 2008  Joe Biden may be sharing the Democratic ticket with Barack Obama, but he's also looking to keep a hold of his Senate seat in Delaware.