Democratic Fissures

2010-03-13T07:45:31Z

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.</p><p>___</p><p>Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. speaks with reporters after a news conference in Indianapolis. Party politics "agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms." It "kindles the animosity of one part against another (and) foments occasionally riot and insurrection." The words of Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, who announced with much fanfare that he...

Filibuster Gone Awry

2010-03-01T00:30:51Z

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2010, file photo Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., speaks with reporters after a news conference in Indianopolis, Ind. Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, declared that government is broken, and that he would not seek a third term in Congress. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Copyright 2010 Sen. Bayh says Mass.' Brown may be 'cure' to partisan gridlock</div><div><p>Retiring Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana said Monday that electing more lawmakers like new Republican Sen. Scott Brown may be the "ultimate cure" for partisan gridlock in Washington.</p><p>...

Ind. Dems face tough task replacing Bayh on ballot

2010-02-22T08:58:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Indiana Democrats face tough task finding Senate candidate to replace Bayh on November ballot</div><div><p>Indiana Democrats stunned by Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek a third term face the daunting task of finding a candidate for the November ballot to fill the shoes of the man who's long been the Republican-leaning state's most popular Democrat.</p>&a...

US Sen. Evan Bayh to appear on `The View'

2010-02-22T08:57:53Z

<div id="subtitle">US Sen. Evan Bayh to appear on `The View' after announcing decision not to run again</div><div><p>ABC says Evan Bayh will be a guest next week on "The View," his first live talk show appearance since announcing he won't seek re-election to the U.S. Senate

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

2010-02-22T09:01:44Z

<div><p>Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:</p><p></p><p>Feb. 12</p><p>The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, on the American Civil Lib...

Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress

2010-02-22T09:10:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Evan Bayh the latest exit as the as the problem-solving middle disappears from Congress</div><div><p>The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still...

Bayh cites strident partisanship in leaving Senate

2010-02-22T09:23:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Bayh cites partisanship and gridlock as reasons for leaving Senate, but GOP doesn't buy it</div><div><p>Two-term Sen. Evan Bayh says ever-shriller partisanship and the frustrations of gridlock made it time for him to leave Congress. Republicans aren't buying it, saying he and fellow Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., speaks with reporters after a news conference announcing he will not seek re-election in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Democratic Sen. Bayh won't seek re-election

2010-02-22T09:24:12Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Evan Bayh, a popular Democrat seen as having a good shot at a third term, said Monday he won't run again because of the kind of bitter politicking that has put President Barack Obama's whole agenda in jeopardy.</p><p>Bayh of

Obama thanks Bayh for decades of public service

2010-02-22T09:23:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama thanks Indiana Sen. Bayh for decades of public service, wishes him well in future</div><div><p>President Barack Obama says he and first lady Michelle Obama wish Sen. Evan Bayh (BY) all the best in the future.</p><p>The Indian...

Democrat Evan Bayh of Ind. to retire from Senate

2010-02-22T09:26:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Indiana's Evan Bayh announces he will retire from Senate, continuing recent trend</div><div><p>Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.</p><p>"To put it in words I think most p...

Senate Bayh Retires

2010-02-15T12:32:34Z

Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., center, speaks while flanked by his sons Nick, left, and Beau, right and wife Susan at a news conference announcing he will not seek re-election in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Bayh, a centrist Democrat from a Republican-leaning state, is serving his second six-year term in the Senate. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Source: Indiana's Evan Bayh to retire from Senate

2010-02-22T09:24:48Z

<div><p>Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat from Indiana, is ready to announce he won't seek a third term in Congress, giving Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat.</p><p>"To put it in the words most Hoosiers can understand: I love working for the people of Indiana, I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not lo...

(FILE PHOTO) Evan Bayh To Announce He Won't Seek Re-Election

2010-02-15T10:30:44Z

DENVER - AUGUST 27: (FILE PHOTO) U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) speaks during day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the Pepsi Center August 27, 2008 in ...

Evan Bayh biography

2010-02-22T09:25:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Biographical information on Evan Bayh</div><div><p>NAME — Evan Bayh</p><p>AGE — 54</p><p>EXPERIENCE — Elected Indiana secretary of state in 1986 and governor in 1988. Served two terms as governor and was first elected to the

US Iran

2010-02-12T12:34:12Z

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, accompanied by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., left, and Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, to discu...

Ex-Ind. Sen. Coats to take on Dem Bayh

2010-02-22T12:20:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Former GOP Sen. Coats says he's preparing to challenge Democratic incumbent Bayh in Indiana</div><div><p>In a recruiting coup, former Republican Sen. Dan Coats said Wednesday he's preparing to challenge Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana in November, a potential matchup already generating tough talk.</p><...

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