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2nd GOP senator to announce retirement
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2nd GOP senator to announce retirement
Posted: 02:48 PM ET
By Mark Preston
CNN Political Editor
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Sam Brownback will announce Thursday he is retiring from the Senate when his term ends in 2010, allowing the Kansas Republican to explore a run for governor.
He will be the second GOP senator this year to publicly state he is leaving at the close of the 111th Congress.
Brownback, who unsuccessfully sought the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, will not reveal his future political plans during three news conferences planned for Thursday in Kansas. But a source close to Brownback said he will file gubernatorial paperwork in January.