TRENTON, N.J. –– Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli abruptly dropped his re-election bid Monday – just five weeks before Election Day – after a bruising year marked by ethics questions and an admonishment by his colleagues.
Party officials were considering a list of possible candidates including former Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley and current House members Bob Menendez, Frank Pallone and Rob Andrews, according to sources in Washington and New Jersey.
