“Byron Dorgan” on The Daily Caller

His $100 million Medicaid deal alienated House Democrats and became a winning message for Sen.-elect Scott Brown (R-MA). His attempt at a compromise on federal funding for abortions earned jeers from pro-life leaders. His approval rating at home dropped to a startling 42 percent. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy is not seeking the presidency of a Washington lobbying group for life insurers, a spokeswoman said Friday, although an industry representative called the North Dakota Democrat a “natural” candidate for the job. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy is being mentioned as a possible candidate for the presidency of a Washington lobbying group for the life insurance industry. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Goose Gossage watched Mark McGwire’s televised confession to steroids use and was happy his former teammate came clean. That’s where the praise ended, with the Hall of Fame reliever saying there should be no place in Cooperstown for McGwire or any other player who used performance-enhancing drugs. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has begun his U.S. Senate run with an appeal for lower taxes, less debt and federal tax incentives to encourage job growth and energy production. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s congressional delegation says Schuff Steel Co. is getting $7.1 million in tax credits through the federal economic stimulus package to establish a wind tower manufacturing plant in Bismarck. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Developers of a coal-to-liquid fuel factory proposed for western North Dakota say a decision on whether to build the $4 billion plant depends on a change in political climate. And backers are asking for a second extension of state aid to study the project. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — MSNBC personality Ed Schultz says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota, a day after he discussed a possible candidacy on the network. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine says he believes his party’s candidates will do well in the November elections despite two unexpected retirements because “there’s a really corrosive civil war going on” in the Republican Party. (more)

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan said Wednesday he decided against running for a fourth term because he wanted to pursue other opportunities, not because the prospect of a formidable challenger chased him from the race. (more)

WASHINGTON — With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor — all Democrats — ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Barack Obama’s party. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials tell The Associated Press that Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd won’t seek re-election this fall. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan says he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2010, a surprise announcement that could give Republicans an opportunity to pick up a seat from the Republican-leaning state. (more)