Gov. Richardson In and Then Out of Presidential Race

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If you don’t refresh Google News every fifteen minutes, you probably missed Governor Bill Richardson’s (D-NM) brief dip into the 2008 presidential waters.

Today at 3:02 pm PST, according to Google News, FOX News posted this story, indicating that Richardson told them that he is running for president. The key quote seems to be, “I’m not running as an Hispanic, I am running as an American who is proud to be Hispanic.”

Then at 3:17 pm PST, again according to Google News, the Albuquerque Tribune shot back, posting this story, saying that no, Richardson had not in fact announced. They quote a rep as saying, “The governor didn’t say that. He said, like he’s been saying, that he’ll make a decision in January.”

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