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Senate Retirements Could Be Crucial in Upcoming Battle for Political Control

PBS News Hour

GWEN IFILL: Now: new developments in the upcoming battle for control of the Senate. Montana Democrat Max Baucus surprised Capitol Hill today by announcing he will not seek reelection when his term ends next year. That makes him the eighth senator, and the sixth Democrat, to step aside. The two Republicans…