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On Monday, I pooh-poohed the rumor on Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski calling it quits when her term ends in January. But given her age and still middlingt ranking high in seniority, she may go. But I overlooked another story that a reader tipped me to today: Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg fell and wound up hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer. He’s 86.His term does not end until 2014. And he has seniority, which is the coin of the realm in the Senate. I doubt he will toss in the towel because he seems to enjoy the Senate. Surely he knows he...

Democrats in Congress have introduced a bill to outlaw a specific gun, which a leading gun control group describes as "a clear and present threat to police officers" and "a tragedy waiting to happen." The bills introduced in the House and Senate on Thursday (H.R. 800/S. 397) would make it illegal for anyone except a police officer or military official to possess a Fabrique Nationale (FN) Five-seveN pistol, which can shoot armor-piercing bullets. Gun control activists call the Five-seveN a "cop-killing gun," and they have enlisted the support of several law enforcement organizations in their effort to outlaw it. Steve...

The real question in the New Jersey Senate race is this: What will Doug Forrester and the Republicans do? If I were Forrester, I'd get out of court right now. Let the party fight it if they want to, but don't give the Democrats a chance to taunt, "What are you afraid of, Douggie?" Focus on stuff like millionaire businessman Lautenberg demanding a tax hike on hard-working Americans by bashing the Bush tax cut - the tax cut 12 Democrats voted for in the Senate. Focus on him wanting you to work longer so he can afford to buy more...

Heads Up! Sean Hannity just announced that Jim McGreasy called and asked to be on his radio show this afternoon. Sean said they are trying to arrange the call-in, so be listening; Sean predicted fireworks. Tony