1. SENATE:

Conservative icon DeMint to resign from Senate, head Heritage Foundation

In an unexpected move, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) announced today that he will leave the Senate in January to become the president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. DeMint, perhaps the leading voice for the Senate's tea party contingent, said that while he is retiring from the upper chamber, he isn't "leaving the fight." Go to story #1

1. SENATE:

Conservative icon DeMint to resign from Senate, head Heritage Foundation

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