Republican Senator Mel Martinez from Florida reportedly told his staffers on August 7, 2009, that he would not return when the U.S. Senate resumes after their August recess. He stated "it's time I return to Florida and my family" as his reasoning for resigning.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/gop-sen-mel-martinez-resigning/
In 2008, Martinez announced that he would not seek re-election when his term ends in 2010.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/gop-sen-mel-martinez-resigning/
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I'm getting mixed messages; "spending more time with the family" is a phrase that seems to be used as a smoke screen, or is he resigning to ...
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I was good choice for Florida Governor Charlie Crist..being a crony of Crist the guy will just step asside when Charlie runs for the seat himself. The ...
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