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Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

Kucinich exit might just make room for third-party presidential try

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2008 1:41 PM CST

(Newser) – Well, hello again: Ralph Nader has revealed an exploratory presidential website, telling Politico that Dennis Kucinich’s exit leaves an electoral niche that might just fit him. Said the consumer advocate-turned-third-partier, "We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of... Read full story »

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