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18. Sen. Sarbanes (D-MD) Won't Seek Re-Election

Sen. Sarbanes Won't Seek Re-Election - Source

Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:10 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Paul Sarbanes, Maryland's longest serving U.S. senator ever, has decided not to run for re-election next year, a party source said on Friday.

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While a member of the House of Representatives in 1974, Sarbanes served on the Judiciary Committee and offered articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon, who ended up resigning because of the Watergate scandal.

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7879914

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Reply #18: Sen. Sarbanes (D-MD) Won't Seek Re-Election [View All]