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Byline: Dave Levinthal
Oct. 20--Early in her political career, Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison repeatedly pledged she'd serve just two full terms. But winning re-election next month would equal three terms. So what gives?
"It's a fair question," Ms. Hutchison said Thursday in the Senate debate in San Antonio.
"I do favor term limits. I favor them right now," she said. "What I found out after I got there is that if you have term limits for one state but not the others, it disadvantages your state. So I have decided to run for a third time because I want to do what I think is best for Texas."
Thirteen years ago during a Senate ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Pledge aside, Hutchison defends run for 3rd term.