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He said no to nancy pelosi, didn t want to walk the plank again. sources say he really was more burned out than anything. he s a tough and resilient man, a state trooper in michigan, actually injured on the job in 2000. his 17-year-old son committed suicide on mother s day and he still found the courage to go back to congress and work with the fda about a prescription drug his son was on and get it more regulated. he s someone that absolutely dealt with adversity throughout his career. he s not one to back down from a challenge. that being said, he spoke to his family, decided he didn t want to go for another term in 2010. overall, though, the political landscape, contessa, for democrats they were expecting more retirements during this recess period. recess is when people like to make these announcements. for them to only have one is not too bad. that puts the number at 16 democratic retirements in the house, 19 republican. it will be interesting to see who stupak ends up endorsing in ....

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