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Hagel Weighs Running as Independent

Posted May 14, 07 8:51 AM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – Republican gadfly Chuck Hagel hinted yesterday at an independent bid for the White House, saying "the system needs to be shaken up." The Nebraska senator used the "Face the Nation" pulpit to vent his continuing frustration with the GOP, particularly on Iraq. The lifelong Republican also expressed admiration for another rumored independent hopeful, Mike Bloomberg.

"It’s a great country to think about a New York boy and a Nebraska boy leading this nation," he said of the New York mayor, with whom he met recently. Hagel also warned of increasing Republican discontent with the current Iraq policy and said the party has "been hijacked by a group of single-minded, almost isolationist insulationists."

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends News Corp.'s Global Energy Initiative Wednesday, May 9, 2007 in New York. For more than a year, the Republican billionaire has said he is not entering the race...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Hagel. R-Neb., appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Hagel. R-Neb., appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Hagel. R-Neb., appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Hagel. R-Neb., appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)   (Associated Press)
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