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|state=Connecticut

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|terms=January 5, 1981 - Present

|terms=January 5, 1981 - January 5, 2011

|preceded=Abraham A. Ribicoff

|preceded=Abraham A. Ribicoff

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|succeeded=[[Richard Blumenthal]]

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'''Chris Dodd''' is a [[liberal]] United States Senator from [[Connecticut]], and former Democratic presidential primary contender. Dodd is currently serving as the powerful chair of the Senate Banking Committee; he has announced he will not seek a sixth term in 2010. Dodd faced a difficult reelection because of charges of corruption and his failure to head off or solve the nation's banking crisis. The December 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll found that Republican challenger [[Rob Simmons]], a moderate former Congressman, had a wide lead 48% to 35%. <ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate_race</ref>  

'''Chris Dodd''' is a [[liberal]] former United States Senator from [[Connecticut]], and 2008 Democratic presidential primary contender. Dodd served as the powerful chair of the Senate Banking Committee; he announced he would not seek a sixth term in 2010. Dodd faced a difficult reelection because of charges of corruption and his failure to head off or solve the nation's banking crisis. The December 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll found that Republican challenger [[Rob Simmons]], a moderate former Congressman, had a wide lead 48% to 35%. <ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate_race</ref>  

== Political Career ==

== Political Career ==

In 2002, Dodd voted to use force against Iraq. Dodd support the Feingold-Reid proposal- which sets a time table for ending the war in [[Iraq]] by March 2008. He does not support sending more troops to Iraq but does support more troops for the war in Afghanistan.

In 2002, Dodd voted to use force against Iraq. Dodd support the Feingold-Reid proposal- which sets a time table for ending the war in [[Iraq]] by March 2008. He does not support sending more troops to Iraq but does support more troops for the war in Afghanistan.

===Health Care===

===Education===

Dodd supported President Bush’s, [[No Child Left Behind Act]] in 2001, and now supports its exspantion<ref>http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53277&type=category&category=27&go.x=11&go.y=17</ref>. Dodd’s plan for education system is to increase salaries for teachers to create more incentives. He also is calling for increase [[federal funding]] for creating lower interest rates for student loans<ref>http://www.chrisdodd.com/issues/education</ref>.   

Dodd supported President Bush’s, [[No Child Left Behind Act]] in 2001, and now supports its exspantion<ref>http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53277&type=category&category=27&go.x=11&go.y=17</ref>. Dodd’s plan for education system is to increase salaries for teachers to create more incentives. He also is calling for increase [[federal funding]] for creating lower interest rates for student loans<ref>http://www.chrisdodd.com/issues/education</ref>.   

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