news.yahoo.com - 12/2/2008
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AP - U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval rating since taking office, will not seek a second term in 2010, a state Republican party official said Tuesday.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/2/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez (R) has decided against
seeking a second term, a decision he will formalize...
shortly in the Sunshine State, according to an informed party source. Martinez's decision was based on a desire for more free time and...
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Mel Martinez To Retire
politico.com - 12/2/2008
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politico.com —
Blog: One of the Democrats’ leading candidates to
challenge Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) in 2010 has decided...
to pass up the opportunity.
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Sink not running against Martinez
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Mel Martinez To Retire From Senate In 2010
Ace of Spades HQ —
Mel Martinez To Retire From Senate In 2010 One of the more annoying Republican Senators is retiring at the end of his term in 2 years. U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost public support because of his close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. The Republican pushed an immigration reform bill that was unpopular with many in his party, and his seat was widely seen as vulnerable in two years. However, Martinez rejected suggestions he faced difficult ...
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blogs.orlandosentinel.com 12/2/2008 — U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez , the Cuban-born former chief executive of Orange County, has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference today, and sources say it's to announce that he won't be running for re-election in 2010. Martinez, who did an awkward one-year ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/2/2008 — We might just have our first open swing Senate seat of the 2010 cycle, with the Orlando Sentinel reporting that GOP Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida will be announcing at a press conference this morning that he isn't running again.
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3bluedudes.com 12/2/2008 — Florida Senator Mel Martinez has announced he will not seek reelection in Florida in 2010.
Martinez’s decision was based on a desire for more free time and a less scheduled life, said the source. The first term senator also was an almost certain Democratic target in two years
Martinez not running for reelection in 2010
politico.com 12/2/2008 — Blog: Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) is announcing that he will not be running for reelection, according to a well-informed Republican source, setting up a w
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politico.com 8/7/2009 — Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) will be stepping down from the Senate, according to several senior Republican sources familiar with his thinking.
He made the announcement at a morning staff meeting, where he said he will not be returning to the Senate ...
Martinez won't run again in 2010
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/2/2008 — From NBC's Carrie Dann Republican Sen. Mel Martinez , the nation's first Cuban-American senator and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2010.
Martinez, a former HUD ...
Schneider: Martinez decision signifies problems for GOP
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 12/3/2008 — Martinez announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection.
(CNN) — Senator Mel Martinez's decision not to run for re-election in 2010 for his seat from Florida signifies the failure of the Republican Party's outreach to minorities, and it points ...
GOP's Mel Martinez to step down, letting Crist make pick - Politics AP
miamiherald.com 8/7/2009 — Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez to step down Sen. Mel Martinez told friends and supporters Friday in an e-mail that he'll step down from the Senate as soon as a replacement is appointed to fill out his term. ``My priorities have always been my faith, my ...
Honest Mel
corner.nationalreview.com 12/4/2008 — And, about Martinez: One of the Floridian conservatives I talked to yesterday said: "I'll take Senator Martinez at his word. I don't doubt that he'd like to spend more time with his family in balmy Florida instead of remaining in icy/hot Washington as ...
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CNN Political Ticker 12/2/2008
(CNN) — Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Florida, will not seek reelection in 2010, a congressional source tells CNN.
The first term senator and onetime National Republican Committee chairman narrowly won his first Senate race in 2004.
Martinez is due to ...
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From NBC's Wendy Jones Under the calm gaze of the Statue of Freedom (actually a replica of the statue which graces the dome of the Capitol), leaders of Congress presided over the dedication -- finally -- of the Capitol Visitors Center.
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