HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?

1 Rep. Many Meehan (D.-Mass.) has just announced his resignation from Congress to become chancellor of the University of Massachusetts (Lowell). How many other vacant seats are there in the House?

2. Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R.-Tenn.) said he is considering a run for President as a Republican. Who was the last Tennessean to seek the Republican nomination?

3. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R.-Neb) said last week he will decide later in the year whether to run for President. Who was the last Nebraskan to seek, a major-party nomination for President?

4. Rep. Ron Paul (R.-Tex.) said last week he will run for President in '08. When did Paul last seek the presidency?

5. French President Jacques Chirac announced his retirement from politics last year. How many former Presidents of France are still living?

1. One, Georgia's 10th District, which became vacant following the death of Rep. Charlie Norwood (R.).

2. Lamar Alexander in 1996

3. Sen. Bob Kerrey, who sought the Democratic nomination in 1992.

4. In 1988, when he was the Libertarian Party nominee for President.

5. One. Valery Giscard D'Estaing, president from 1974-81.

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