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Senator Max Baucus of Montana won’t seek re-election in 2014
US Senator Max Baucus said Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2014, making him the latest senior Democrat to avoid a tough bid to hold his seat in a conservative-leaning state. The retirement of the six-term senator from Montana, who heads the powerful Finance Committee, will provide one of…
Watch live: NJ Sen. Lautenberg announces his retirement
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) announces his decision to not seek re-election after his current term is up in 2015 at an event in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 15. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [Photo of Lautenberg…
New Jersey’s Lautenberg to retire after 30-year Senate career
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), 89, will end his decades-long career in the U.S. Senate next year, according to a statement issued by his office on Thursday. “I will be traveling to my hometown of Paterson tomorrow to announce that I will not seek re-election in 2014,” he said. “This is…
Sen. Lautenburg introduces high-capacity magazine ban
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit high-capacity magazines for firearms. “The latest tragedy in Newtown was a wake up call for our nation, and now we must now turn our grief into action to reduce further tragedies,” he said in a…
Soledad chides Cory Booker for not committing to senatorial run
Even though they’re friends, CNN host Soledad O’Brien didn’t let Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker off the hook on Monday when it came to discussing Booker’s possible political aspirations. When Booker told her that there’s still a full year before he has to decide whether to run for incumbent…
New Jersey senator ready to re-introduce gun control bill
The office of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) said Saturday he plans to reintroduce a bill that would “curtail the ability of a shooter to fire at length without reloading,” The Huffington Post reports. The move comes after reports that James Holmes, the suspect in Friday morning’s mass shooting at an…
Lautenberg mocks NRA for ‘suddenly’ worrying about guns in the wrong hands
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) on Wednesday blasted the National Rifle Association for announcing they would include the vote to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt in their “future candidate evaluations.” “The gun lobby is guiding the hand of the House Republicans, and it’s never been more clear than…
NJ gov. scraps long-planned NJ-NY railroad tunnel
NJ governor scraps decades-in-the-making NJ-NY railroad tunnel, citing escalating costs As a candidate last year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was willing to support the planned New Jersey-to-Manhattan rail tunnel. As governor, he now says the nation’s largest public transportation project is a luxury the state can no longer afford.…
NJ senator calls for anti-bully law after suicide
NJ senator calls for federal anti-bullying legislation after student’s bridge suicide leap Colleges should adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment in the wake of the suicide of a Rutgers University student whose gay sexual encounter in his dorm room was streamed online, U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg…
US senators call on BP to freeze projects in Libya
WASHINGTON  A group of US senators called Wednesday on BP to freeze projects in Libya until claims that the British firm pushed for the release of the Lockerbie bomber can be investigated. On Tuesday, the four senators called for an inquiry into allegations that BP lobbied the British government…
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