Richard blumenthal

HARTFORD, Conn. - U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal plans to refocus attention on the economy and other issues as he returns to the campaign trail, a strategy consultants say could work so long as voters and veterans believe he has adequately addressed why he "misspoke" about his military record.

EAST HADDAM, Conn. - Christopher Dodd, saying he was in "the toughest political shape" of his career, announced Wednesday he will retire from the U.S.

WASHINGTON - Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, a five-term Democrat whose political stock began falling after the financial meltdown and his failed 2008 presidential bid, has decided not to seek re-election in November, Democratic officials told The Associated Press early Wednesday.