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Precious few politicians know when to leave the world of politics, according to retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). “We all know when to get into this business, or you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t,” Dodd said in an interview with The Hill in his office.“I think very few know when to get out.”Dodd, who describes life in the Senate and politics as “addictive in some ways,” chose to retire in January after enduring what he described as a “miserable” political situation.The 30-year Senate incumbent faced poll numbers that suggested his party had a better chance of winning his seat...

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, a Republican, signed legislation Wednesday that will allow state officials to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. Why? The state has been overwhelmed with requests for the document — the stack of queries through March measures 13 inches high — and the demand is burning up staff time. It is amazing that more than a year after the president took office, the “birthers” are still alive and kicking, trying to prove that Obama wasn’t born in the United States and is thus ineligible to be president. Nevermind the proof that he was born...

Link to page with YouTube Video.(Video caption: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) speaking at a forum on national housing policy on December 11, 2006. Three weeks after making this speech at the Treasury Department, Frank became Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Frank on Democrats taking over regulatory reform:“You will see far less difference with Democrats taking over in the Financial Services regulatory area than in virtually any other area of public policy, because we did work together on things like regulatory relief and we have more to do yet in the deregulation. One of the things we did was...

This is the guy who is telling you what kind of lightbulbs you need in your home and what kind of car you should drive..(Photos)