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Sen. Jon Kyl to Retire; 5 Facts on the Arizona Republican

Jon Kyl, the Senate minority whip, announced today that he would not seek re-election. This makes Kyl, R-Ariz., the fifth current senator to decline to run again in 2012, following similar announcements from Democrats Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Jim Webb of Virginia, Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas and...

Opinion: Expand the Field of Potential Supreme Court Nominees

(April 26) -- As President Barack Obama prepares to select a nominee to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, I am pleased that he is continuing his practice of reaching out to both sides of the aisle concerning judicial nominations. I am looking forward to consulting with the president, and with the Senate majority leader,...