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Rep. Tanner Announces Retirement

  • By John McArdle
  • Roll Call Staff
  • Dec. 1, 2009, 9:22 p.m.

Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.), a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition, announced Tuesday night that he has decided to step down next year at the end of his 11th term. The news had Republican operatives giddy over what they believe to be evidence that Democrats are facing a tough midterm election cycle.

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