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Article: Rhode Island's Pell joins list of retiring Democrats
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 6, 1995
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Claiborne Pell, the blue-blood Democrat from
Rhode Island known for his leadership in education, arts and foreign
affairs, said yesterday he will retire at the end of his term in 1996
after 36 years in the Senate.
"There is a natural time for all life's adventures to come to an
end," Pell said.
The 76-year-old lawmaker was first elected in 1960 and is the
third most senior member of the Senate after Strom Thurmond, a
Republican from South Carolina, and Robert C. Byrd, a Democrat from
West Virginia.
Pell is the seventh Democrat to announce his retirement from the
Senate this year, compared with only one Republican. Political
analysts say the numbers all but ensure that ...