this decision was announced within the hour pared senator webb s says he will return to the private-sector. i want to share a statement that he released within the hour. he said, but it has been a great and continuing privilege to serve in the united states senate. i am proud of my dedicated staff who has worked tirelesslyly to work on the issues that i have raised in my candidacy. i have returned to the private sector where i wilhave spent mot of my professional life and will not return in 2012. he won one of the closest races in 2006. prior to today s announcement, here is what our friends and colleagues had to say about this announcement. there was indication from his camp that he was not enjoying .eing a senator an it is a bit with what we saw coming. it does come as some surprise pierre perhaps the senator is frustrated with what was going on up on capitol hill. he has decided he will not run in 2012. george allen announced several weeks ago that he will also run i