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Chafee to Retire at End of Senate Term

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From Times Wire Reports

John H. Chafee, senior member of a dwindling band of Senate Republican moderates, will retire at the end of his term, strengthening Democratic chances of gaining a seat on the GOP. A three-term Rhode Island governor and four-term senator, Chafee, 76, has been the most successful Republican politician in generations in a state that is overwhelmingly Democratic. As chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, Chafee’s record consistently won praise from national environmental groups.

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