Saying "this is my moment to step aside," while acknowledgingthat he is in "the toughest shape of my political career," SenateBanking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) announcedtoday he will retire from office at the end of the year.

He said the recent deaths of his sister and close friend Sen.Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and other challenges have "forced me totake stock of my life."

The veteran lawmaker made the announcement outside his home inEast Haddam, Conn.

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