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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (92294)	12/14/2006 4:53:12 PM
From: Travis_Bickle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361732

However, Senate historian Don Ritchie said senators serve out their terms unless they resign or die. Nine senators have remained in the Senate even though illnesses kept them away from the chamber for six months or more. In 1969, another South Dakota senator, Karl Mundt, a Republican, suffered a stroke while in office. Mundt continued to serve until the end of his term in January 1973, although he was unable to attend Senate sessions and was stripped of his committee assignments by the Senate Republican Conference in 1972. msnbc.msn.com I don't think his seat is at risk so long as he is breathing but can he vote on bills?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (92294)	12/14/2006 5:04:23 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361732

Voters want Democrat, but not Clinton ______________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A poll for the Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg News finds more U.S. voters would prefer a Democrat to win the presidency in 2008, but not Hillary Clinton. Forty-nine percent of registered voters surveyed said they would prefer a Democratic presidential candidate to win, while 41 percent would like a Republican. When Clinton, a U.S. senator from New York, was matched against Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, half would vote for McCain and only 36 percent for Clinton. Clinton would get 42 percent of the vote against 36 percent for Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is still not well known across the country. Clinton is popular with Democrats, but some fear she brings too much baggage to the race. Both McCain and Romney have handicaps. McCain could have trouble winning the Republican nomination, and 14 percent of voters say they would not vote for a 72-year-old. The same percentage would not vote for a Mormon like Romney. The poll of 1,489 voters was conducted Friday through Monday and has a margin of error of 5 points each way for Republicans and 4 percent for Democrats.