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| | Montana Candidate, Citing Smear Campaign, Ends Senate Bid |
 | | Republican lawmaker from Montana who was seeking to unseat Senator Max Baucus, a four-term Democrat, abruptly dropped out of the race yesterday, saying a new television advertisement sponsored by Democrats had destroyed his reputation by suggesting he was gay. |
 | | But the consequences in Montana are vastly different from those in New Jersey, where court decisions allowed state Democrats to select a replacement, former Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, for an incumbent, Senator Robert G. Torricelli, who withdrew two weeks ago in the wake of polls showing that his campaign was badly damaged by ethical questions. |
 | | Montana's secretary of state, Bob Brown, said state law prohibited a candidate from withdrawing within 85 days of the general election, which means Mr. |
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