politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 6/3/2009
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has 19 months left in his second term.
(CNN) – Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he will not seek a third term as governor, a decision that gives the Minnesota Republican room to start plotting a possible White House bid in 2012.
"I'm not ruling anything in or out," he said, when asked [...]
talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/2/2009
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talkingpointsmemo.com —
I hope I'm wrong. But Gov. Tim Pawlenty's
(R) apparent decision not to seek reelection does not...
bode well for Al Franken's ability to get seated in the senate any time soon. That's because the most probable next step in the endless Franken-Coleman ...
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Bad News for Franken?
politics.theatlantic.com - 6/2/2009
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politics.theatlantic.com —
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) won't run for re-election
in 2010, a signal that the Republican governor, who...
has acquired a national profile in recent years, is thinking about a 2012 presidential bid. Pawlenty will make the announcement today in a ...
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2012: Pawlenty's Not Running For Re-Election
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Political Animal —
... . A survey released yesterday by Susquehanna Research and Polling found 63% of Pennsylvania Democrats would like to see the incumbent face off against a primary challenger. * Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) was asked about his all-but certain presidential campaign in 2012 yesterday. He replied he isn't "ruling anything in or out." * Speaking of Minnesota, now that Republicans will be looking for a gubernatorial successor, will Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) run? ...
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Ensign 2012? Iowa visit fuels speculation —
CNN Political Ticker 6/1/2009
Sen. John Ensign will speak to an audience in Sioux City as part of a lecture series put on by the American Future Fund.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A well-publicized trip by a GOP senator to Iowa can only mean one thing: it's time to add another name ...
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