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Facing a Long Shot Re-election Bid, Sen. Chris Dodd Folds His Cards
By Walter ShapiroThere are sad and humiliating ways to end a career in the United States Senate – and liberal Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd knows them too well through bitter family experience. As the white-thatched Dodd stood in front of his home in East Haddam, Conn., Wednesday afternoon to announce ...
Sen. Chris Dodd Will Undergo Surgery for Prostate Cancer
By Patricia MurphySen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) announced at a Connecticut press conference Friday that he was diagnosed six weeks ago with early-stage prostate cancer and that he will undergo surgery to remove his prostate. Dodd will be treated at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering and will have surgery shortly after ...
Can Peter Schiff Unseat Chris Dodd in 2010?
By Michael RobertsOne of the Senate seats said to be up for grabs in 2010 is Chris Dodd's in Connecticut. Peter Schiff, of Internet and free-market capitalism fame, may be planning a run to oust the five-term Democrat. ...
Is Dodd's Career Over?
By Walter ShapiroWhen in trouble, Republicans traditionally drape themselves in the flag. These days, beleaguered Democrats wrap themselves around Barack Obama. Despite nearly 29 years in the Senate, Connecticut's scandal-tinged Chris Dodd has morphed into the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in 2010, even ...
Politically Wounded Chris Dodd Faces First Democratic Challenger
By Jay AllbrittonWith Democratic Senator Chris Dodd's poll numbers dipping to levels most commonly associated with former President Bush, many believe the best chance Democrats have of keeping Dodd's seat would come if Dodd were defeated by another Democrat in a primary. Kevin Rennie of Real Clear Politics reports ...
Chris Dodd's Race Now a 'Toss Up'
By Patricia MurphyThe hottest topic among Democratic operatives lately has been the starting slide of Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. A new rating of Dodd's re-election chances will take the Dodd talk from a simmer to a boil. The Cook Political Report has just changed its rating of Sen. Chris Dodd's 2010 ...
Chris Dodd Writes Tougher CEO Pay Caps Into Stimulus
By Tommy ChristopherOne of my favorite Senators, Chris Dodd of Connecticut, has taken a good idea and made it even better. He wrote in limits on executive pay that far exceed those proposed by President Obama. From WaPo:The bill, which President Obama is expected to sign into law next week, limits bonuses for ...
Connecticut Senators' Days May Be Numbered
By Dylan and Ethan RisConnecticut is well known for its wacky senators. Chris Dodd is the long-time holder of the Bushiest Eyebrows in the Senate Award, and has had some hilarious escapades with corrupt mortgage giant Countrywide. Joe Lieberman ... well where do we even begin? There's the time he moved to New Hampshire, ...
Who Cares That Alfalfa Dinner Honors Confederate General Robert E. Lee?
By Tommy ChristopherAs I reported yesterday, President Obama and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be speaking at the Alfalfa Dinner tomorrow night. The annual dinner is private, very exclusive, and is a chummy roast-a-thon among the elitest of elites. Here's the thing. Every news account from prior years included the ...
Dems Working on Post-Election Senate Shake Up
By Jay AllbrittonOn Monday, I posted about the tenuous position that Independent Senator Joe Lieberman faced if a variety of scenarios play out in next week's election. Lieberman rankled many powerful Democrats by supporting John McCain for President and by attacking Barack Obama on several occasions. According to ...
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