Businessman Dick Leinenkugel, a beer fortune heir who had been running for the Republican nomination to go up against Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), suddenly dropped out of the race over the weekend — unable to overcome opposition from conservatives over his recent tenure as state Secretary of Commerce for Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
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