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sltrib.com - 5/19/2009

Before China, Huntsman was inching toward '12 run - Salt Lake Tribune

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Before he answered President Barack Obama's offer to become ambassador to China, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was quietly taking serious steps toward his own bid for the White House. In recent weeks, riding the crest of a series of party-building appearances in Michigan and an increased national ...

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washingtonexaminer.com - 5/18/2009

Huntsman strategist: If Palin and Limbaugh dominate, GOP 'headed for a blowout' in 2012

— washingtonexaminer.com — The Republican strategist who helped Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman prepare for a possible presidential run says the... Republican party is in for a devastating defeat if its guiding lights are Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney."If it's 2012 and our ... (more) Huntsman strategist: If Palin and Limbaugh dominate, GOP ...

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tnr.com - 5/20/2009

Huntsman, Interrupted

— tnr.com — Salt Lake City , Utah Jon Huntsman Jr. wants to know if I'm in the mood for... Mexican food for lunch. "I know a great place we can go downtown," the Utah governor says as we pile into the back seat of his black, tinted Suburban. (He goes there all the ... (more) Huntsman, Interrupted

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/16/2009

Utah Governor to Become Ambassador to China

— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — President Obama will announce on Saturday that he is nominating one of the nation's leading Republican governors... to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China, a White House official confirmed, selecting Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman for the key diplomatic post. (more) Utah Governor to Become Ambassador to China

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Headed for a blowout
The Reaction — ... Republican (and there aren't many who are either these days) -- is off to China, or soon will be, as Obama's ambassador, and so likely won't be running for president (and against Obama, against whom he might have been a ...

Huntsman was moving towards run before nomination
News — Huntsman was moving towards run before nomination Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman was steadily moving toward a Presidential bid before President Obama nominated him to be Ambassador to China, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. In one of the clearest signs that Huntsman was looking to mount a 2012 bid, he was in the final stages of forming a nation PAC to raise and distribute funds to Republican candidates, a common technique for politicians looking to raise their profile and curry favor with elected officials. More from the Tribune: He had also had been speaking with several top national political consultants — including ...