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Senator Carl Levin to retire in 2014
US Senator Carl Levin, a six-term Democrat and fierce advocate for military personnel and readiness, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election in 2014. The chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee said he would rather spend his final two years as a lawmaker unencumbered by “the distraction of…
First-term Nebraska Republican senator announces retirement
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), in his first term in the Senate, unexpectedly announced Monday that he will not be seeking re-election. The 62-year-old senator and former Governor of Nebraska was swept into power in the very red state in 2008, taking the place of former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who Johanns…
Another Milepost On The Road To Oblivion
Scary black guy is scary. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) on Tuesday accused President Obama of “threatening” the Supreme Court as it prepares a ruling on the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law. Speaking a day after Obama warned against “unelected” judges overturning the law, Johanns said Obama crossed the line…
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