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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Sen. Kerry decides against 2008 presidential run
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts , the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, won't make a second bid for the White House, sources familiar with Kerry's thinking told CNN Wednesday.
A source close to Kerry and a Democratic operative who worked for him in 2004 said the four-term senator from Massachusetts has decided to sit out the 2008 race, which has already drawn more than a dozen contenders from both parties. Kerry made that decision within the past day and was expected to announce it later Wednesday, the source said. Full story |
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