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Politics : Sioux Nation
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From: Ron11/12/2006 1:02:39 PM
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Feingold bows out:
nytimes.com

Feingold Rules Out Run for President
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 7:00 a.m. ET

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold has decided against seeking the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, saying he wanted to focus on his work in the Senate.

In a letter posted on his political action committee's Web site, Feingold said he was excited that Tuesday's elections gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress, giving them the chance to ''undo much of the damage that one-party rule has done to America.''

''We can actually advance progressive solutions to such major issues as guaranteed health care, dependence on oil and our unbalanced trade policies,'' he wrote.

Feingold, 53, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he realized he would be a long-shot candidate in a bid for the presidency.

He said running as an underdog appealed to him, but not the way it would ''dismantle'' his work in the Senate and his personal life.
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