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Hagel to decide on presidential run 'later this year'


Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, said Monday he will delay making a decision about running for president.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a vocal GOP critic of the president's policy in Iraq, announced Monday he will decide whether to wage a presidential run 'later this year.'

"In making this announcement, I believe there will still be political options open to me at a later date," Hagel said in press conference in Omaha, Nebraska. "But that will depend on the people of Nebraska and this country. I cannot control that and I do not worry about it.

"I will continue to participate in events across this country, raising money for my Political Action Committee to assist Republican candidates, and raising funds for a Senate re-election campaign," Hagel added.

-- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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