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By Ria Misra - Politics DailySen. Kay Bailey Hutchison won't be a senator much longer. The Republican will soon be returning to her home state of Texas to launch a run for governor -- and she'll be quitting her Senate seat to do so. In an interview with Texas radio station WBAP, Hutchison promised to make her official campaign launch announcement in August. The senator also nixed any possibility that she would hold on to her seat while running for governor, saying that she would leave sometime in October or November. ...
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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFormer Bush speechwriter turned Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson was on CNN today talking about his recent column on the state of the GOP, in which he laments,... Republicans are now clearly distinguished by their driving desire to lose. Every faction seems determined to rule the kingdom of irrelevance. Gerson, of course, worked for George W. Bush, the man largely to blame for the GOP's current mess and general lack of direction. But I digress ...While there is no doubt that Republicans are currently engaged in some much-needed soul searching (rather than hand-wringing), they should ...
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