Many others could join him if the Massachusetts senator is named secretary of state as expected.
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Kennedy: Won’t run for Kerry’s Senate seat
“Although I have a strong desire to serve in public office, I consider Connecticut to be my home, and I hope to have the honor to serve at another point in my future.”
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Angus King picks staff; it’s bipartisan
His staff now includes a veteran of Obama’s campaigns in Maine and a political consultant with Republican ties.
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Longtime aide Rand to oversee Angus King’s staff
The former manager of the senator-elect’s office and political campaigns was expected to get the job.
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Campaign spending hit unprecedented levels
More than $11 million was spent on Maine’s Senate race, and the flood in spending from super PACs and anonymous donors has caused concern on both sides of the aisle.
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Tea party favorite DeMint quits US Senate
Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is stepping down to become president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
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Maine’s senators: Wealthy can wait
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins support the president’s proposal to extend the middle-income tax cuts “that everybody agrees on” this year.
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Son’s woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson
“My heart burns,” he told the AP. “As I always say to my children, champions have to play with pain. You can’t just walk off the field because you’re hurt.”
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Maine Sen. Snowe renews call for bipartisanship
Sen. Olympia Snowe continued to stress the need for compromise Thursday in her final hearing as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small Business.
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Snowe’s political donations, calls for unity at odds
She backed Maine Republicans who were far from centrists, but says her campaign support was tied to their loyalty, not ideology.