It’s not going to be senator, though: He’s put to rest the rumors that he might challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar for her seat. Perhaps this politics thing has all been an elaborate ruse to get a gig as a vanilla spokesman? [Atlantic Wire]
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Senator Chris Van Hollen suffered a stroke this weekend, too
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Meanwhile in the North Atlantic
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