Chris Dodd Retiring From Senate; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, Will Run (The Huffington Post)

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EAST HADDAM, Conn. — Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednesday that he would not seek a sixth term and revealed the private soul-searching that led to his decision to end a four-decade career in Congress.

Dodd, speaking outside his home in East Haddam, said he will retire after his current term.

“I ..read more

Sen. Dodd’s exit could help Dems keep Connecticut Senate seat (The Hill)

Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D) exit has made way for popular Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, also a Democrat, to become the favorite in Connecticut’s Senate race.

It also has left Republicans struggling to figure out how to win a seat that had once looked like a likely 2010 pick-up for the party.

While Sen. Bryon Dorgan’s (D-N.D.) retirement leaves Democrats trying to retain a seat in a deep-red state, Dodd’s exit could actually help his party keep a seat.

Blumenthal is one of the ..read more

Dodd, D-Conn., to retire from Senate; AG to run (AP via Yahoo! News)

EAST HADDAM, Conn. – Christopher Dodd vowed just days ago that he was staying in the race for re-election to the Senate, but he announced Wednesday that he would not seek a sixth term and revealed the private soul-searching that led to his decision to end a four-decade career in Congress.

Dodd, speaking outside his home in East Haddam, said he will retire after his current term.

“I lost a beloved sister in July and, in August, Ted Kennedy. I battled cancer ..read more

Sen. Chris Dodd announces he won’t seek re-election (CNN)

(CNN) — Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill, announced Wednesday that he will not seek a sixth term in November.

“I have been a Connecticut senator for 30 years,” the 65-year-old, white-haired senator told reporters and supporters in East Haddam, Connecticut, where he lives with his wife and two young daughters. His wife, Jackie, held one of the couple’s daughters and stood behind him as he spoke.

“I’m very proud of the ..read more

AP sources: Conn. Sen. Chris Dodd to retire (AP via Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON – Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, a five-term Democrat whose political stock began falling after the financial meltdown and his failed 2008 presidential bid, has decided not to seek re-election in November, Democratic officials told The Associated Press early Wednesday.

Dodd was expected to make an announcement Wednesday. The officials who disclosed his plans would speak only on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. The Washington Post first reported Dodd’s decision.

Word of his retirement comes hours after North Dakota Democrat ..read more

Chris Dodd to step aside (Washington Post)

Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek re-election, according to sources familiar with his plans.

Dodd’s retirement comes after months of speculation about his political future, and amid faltering polling numbers and a growing sense among the Democratic establishment that he could not win a sixth term. It also comes less than 24 hours after Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced ..read more

Chris Dodd Retirement – Chris Dodd Retiring! (LALATE)

Chris Dodd is retiring, a retirement press conference scheduled Wednesday, says reports. Chris Dodd’s retirement will come with an announcement that Dodd will not seek reelection come November this year, reports sources early this morning.

A Chris Dodd retirement press conference will make it official later Wednesday, reports sources to AP and the Washington Post.

Dodd is a five term Democrat and chair of the Senate Banking Committee. With Dodd not seeking reelection, would would fill a Democratic ticket? ..read more

Sen. Dodd to retire, sources tell CNN (CNN)

(CNN) — Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, plans to announce his retirement, two sources close to the lawmaker told CNN.

A news conference is planned for Wednesday to announce the decision, one of the sources said.

Dodd, 65, had been winning congressional elections in his state since 1974, but he’s recently been considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election in 2010.

He has been criticized for ties to the financial industry, and several formidable challengers have been vying ..read more

Dorgan says he will not seek re-election in 2010 – USA Today

Dorgan, a moderate who was first elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving a dozen years in the House, said he reached the decision after discussing his future with family over the holidays. Dorgan, 67, said he “began to wrestle with the question of whether making a commitment to serve in the Senate seven more years was the right thing to do.”

“Although I still have a passion for public service and enjoy my work in the Senate, I have ..read more

Gartner Acquires Burton Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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