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Actually, It's a Different Bob Martinez That Might Be a Front Runner for the Senate Appointment
âSo, we kept hearing that Bob Martinez, as in the former one-term Governor, was 'in the mix' to be appointed to Senate. The thing is, well, he's 74 years-old, which isn't necessarily a barrier to be a Senator. Full Article at Miami New Times
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WASHINGTON -- Mel Martinez will step down from his U.S. Senate seat as soon as a replacement is named to fill out the remaining year of his term, he said in a surprise announcement Friday. Full Article at Florida Today
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GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, himself favored to fill the seat, will name a replacement to hold it until the 2010 election. Reporting from Tallahassee, Fla. Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), who previously said he would not seek reelection in 2010, announced on Friday that he will resign his seat as soon as a replacement is selected, abruptly ending a political career that once made him a rising star in his... Full Article at The Washington Post
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Early Martinez Exit Sets Up Florida Senate Scramble by The Associated Press Enlarge Susan Walsh / AP Republican Mel Martinez of Florida, shown here in July, is giving up his Senate seat a year early, he told supporters in a letter Friday. Full Article at NPR
Related Quotes
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Bob has got extraordinary character and intelligence and is as current on the issues as anyone I know ... He's a good Republican, but more importantly, he's a good American.
– Dan Gelber SOURCE: Miami Herald -
I will not appoint myself ... Obviously an appointment will have to be made. We will undertake a very thorough, very comprehensive, thoughtful process to do just that.
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This is a great opportunity, but you can blow an opportunity ... The worst thing he could do was to appoint a flunky or himself.
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I have no specific plans for my future
– Bob Martinez SOURCE: Chicago Tribune
