A prominent Kentucky Republican – Secretary of State Trey Grayson – has formed an exploratory committee for a possible run for the United States Senate next year, fueling speculation in Kentucky and in Washington that Senator Jim Bunning may be planning to retire.
But a spokesman for Mr. Bunning, Mike Reynard, refuted those rumors. “Senator Bunning has every intention of running, ” he said in an e-mailed statement.
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