Wednesday, January 6, 2010  Breaking: Two Key Senators Stepping
Down  In a major surprise, two leading Democratic Senators have
announced that they will not seek reelection in 2010.  Dodd
Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the embattled Connecticut Democrat
who was facing an increasingly tough bid for a sixth term in the
United States Senate, has decided not to seek re-election this
year, Democrats familiar with his plans said Wednesday.  Mr.
Dodd, 65, a pivotal figure in the major debates now confronting
Congress, is to announce his decision at a news conference
Wednesday afternoon in Connecticut...    Inserted from <NY
Times>  I look at Dodd’s resignation as more of an opportunity
than a loss.  Dodd’s support for banksters over the American
people will not be missed.  Now we have a chance to replace him
with a genuine progressive.        During the recent health care
debate, Dorgan introduced a measure to allow Americans to import
foreign drugs, thus lowering the cost of prescription
medications for millions of A