Conn. Senate race pauses for Dodd, who has cancer

Conn. Senate race pauses for Dodd, who has cancer

By SUSAN HAIGH

HARTFORD, Conn. — The state's senior U.S. senator, Christopher Dodd, has been heavily criticized for months, suffering from poor poll numbers and questions about discount mortgages he received.



Sen. Christopher Dodd Fighting Prostate Cancer

By DANIELA ALTIMARI, CHRISTOPHER KEATING and JON LENDER The Hartford Courant
August 1, 2009

When U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer after his annual physical in June, he kept the news largely private.



Sen. Dodd to Undergo Cancer Surgery

By Perry Bacon Jr.
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), shown with his wife, Jackie, at a news conference in Hartford, Conn., said he will undergo surgery this month, during the Senate recess, for his prostate cancer. "I'm going to be fine," he said.

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) announced Friday that he has had a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but said he will remain in office and seek reelection next fall.



Dodd Visits EL Day After Cancer News

East Lyme - Less than 24 hours after U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd made two pivotal announcements - he has prostate cancer and he is still seeking re-election to his sixth term - the senator was back on the campaign trail.



Sen. Dodd has prostate cancer

WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., announced Friday that he had prostate cancer, in an early, treatable form, and that he would press ahead with his re-election campaign.



Dodd reports he has cancer of the prostate

WASHINGTON - Senator Chris Dodd announced yesterday that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in June. He said he plans to undergo surgery early this month but will continue his reelection campaign.



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