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That’s Three Surprise Retirements in Three Weeks

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Another House Democrat chooses retirement: Brian Baird of Washington state.

His district’s score on the Cook Political Index is even; Obama carried it by eight percent last year.

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He’s at the ripe old age of . . . 53.

The challenge before Baird’s likely GOP challenger, David Castillo, just got much easier.

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