Breaking News: Massachusetts Democrat Representative Barney Frank, Nemesis Of Republicans EVERYWHERE And Unabashed Liberal, Declines To Seek Re-election To CONgress.

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Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, will not seek reelection in 2012, his office has confirmed. Frank is a 16-term Democrat who last year helped pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Frank's spokesman, Harry Gural, said in a statement that Frank will hold a conference at 1 p.m. at Newton City Hall in Newton, Mass., to "formally announce and answer questions about his decision not to run for reelelection in 2012."

Gural said neither the congressman nor his staff will answer questions before the afternoon press conference.

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