UPDATE, 3:00 p.m.:  The Los Angeles Times, quoting Glickman today about a Kansas Senate run:

    "That's probably not a very realistic option for me, [but] I never rule anything out," he said, noting he'd like to serve in the Senate but would not want to have to raise the millions of dollars needed for a campaign. "We'll see if there's a groundswell from Kansas."

- - - Former Ag Secretary and Kansas congressman Dan Glickman will step down as head of the Motion Picture Association of America in September 2010.

   That's when Glickman's contract expires.  He earned $1.2 million in 2007, AP reports.

  Politico broke the story.

  (UPDATE:  Glickman wobbled a bit earlier this year when asked if he was thinking about running for the Senate from Kansas in 2010.

   Now he's leaving his job just in time for a general election campaign.  Glickman v. Moran?  Or -- Glickman v. Tiahrt?  Hmmm...

   And, if he's interested in being governor, Dem Larry Gates just dropped out..  Hmmmm.....

   We've got a phone call in.)

   Glickman has been the subject of some criticism within the film industry.  He followed Jack Valenti, the LBJ-era political pro who maintained a high profile at MPAA.

   A spokesperson for MPAA says Glickman will pursue work in the public sector.  No comment from him.