Veteran Democratic Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of this term.
Dodd was expected to have a tough re-election fight. His departure and that of his Democratic colleague Byron Dorgan of South Dakota will test Senate Democrats in the 2010 elections.
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