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Hagel is calling it quits
omaha.com ^
| 9/8/07
| JAKE THOMPSON
Posted on 09/08/2007 6:17:45 AM PDT by mathprof
WASHINGTON - Chuck Hagel will announce Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. Senate and will not run for president next year, people close to the Nebraska Republican said Friday.
Hagel plans to announce that "he will not run for re-election and that he does not intend to be a candidate for any office in 2008," said one person, who asked not to be named.
Hagel has scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. Monday at the Omaha Press Club.
According to one person interviewed, Hagel told Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Friday morning that he had decided to retire. Hagel's staff learned of his decision that afternoon.
The North Platte native earned national recognition as perhaps the most vocal, at times angry, GOP critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policies.
His outspokenness on Iraq and other key issues, including Social Security and foreign policy, fueled national interest in Hagel as he flirted with a possible presidential bid.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: 110th; chuckhagel; hagel; hagelthehorrible; retirement; rino
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Good riddance!
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:17:46 AM PDT
by
mathprof
To: mathprof
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:19:15 AM PDT
by
brivette
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To: mathprof
Another RINO bites the proverbial dust.
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:21:50 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(FOOTBALL REFEREES: It's tough playing with us, but you can't play the game without us.)
To: jeffers
LOL! Let us know how you truly feel! :-)
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:22:28 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(FOOTBALL REFEREES: It's tough playing with us, but you can't play the game without us.)
To: mathprof
And the BAD news is————? I find none except that the retirement is not immediately effective.
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:23:07 AM PDT
by
CHEE
(You don't have to practice to be miserable.)
To: mathprof
Chuck Hagel will announce Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. Senate and will not run for president next year, people close to the Nebraska Republican said Friday. 
Enjoy your retirement Chuckie. Watch out for poachers!
To: b4its2late
Apparently, he saw the handwriting on the wall!
To: mathprof
To: mathprof
Great news .. made my day !!! As his constituent .. I would like to think that I had something to do with helping him make this decision. I called his office constantly to complain.
He called our house about 3 months ago, and wanted to know if he could come by and visit us. In other words, he wanted my husband and I to each give him $1000. I told him "NO. In fact, we are going to contribute to ANYONE who runs against you".
Apparently enough of us said this .. and he got the message. WooWoo!!
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:25:37 AM PDT
by
CometBaby
(You can twist perceptions .. reality won't budge!)
To: mathprof
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:25:44 AM PDT
by
Dqban22
To: mathprof
Did a tree just fall in the forest? I didn’t hear anything...
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:25:45 AM PDT
by
ReleaseTheHounds
("You ask, 'What is our aim?' I can answer in one word: VICTORY - victory - at all costs...")
To: ExTexasRedhead
Yes you are correct. It would be nice to get a conservative in there. I'm hoping....
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:25:55 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(FOOTBALL REFEREES: It's tough playing with us, but you can't play the game without us.)
To: mathprof
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:26:11 AM PDT
by
Stallone
(Free Republic - The largest collection of volunteer Freedom Fighters the world has ever known)
To: mathprof
About time!! So what are the prospects of getting a real Republican elected in his stead in Nebraska?? Is that too much to hope for??
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:26:16 AM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts...)
To: jeffers
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out and hope your retirement is filled with disease and pestilence. Actually, he'll get a serious pension, with cost of living adjustments, along with the best health care available until he breathes his last, all courtesy of you and me.....
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:26:26 AM PDT
by
Thermalseeker
(Made in China: Treat those three words like a warning label)
To: mathprof
Another one bites the dust!!!
1st Warner now Hagel! Come ON Nebraska send us a sane Conservative to replace this clown.
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:27:05 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/)
To: mathprof
Looking for a job in Hillary’s cabinet.
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:27:49 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
To: CometBaby
So any chance his replacement will be a good solid Conservative? What your candidate field look like?
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:28:20 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/)
To: mathprof
Don’t let the door hit ya in the ass Chucky boy.
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posted on
09/08/2007 6:29:47 AM PDT
by
SolidRedState
(Somebody find a spine.)
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