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Senator McCain to comedian: "I will be a candidate for president"
Mar 1, 2007, 7:11 GMT
Washington - US Senator John McCain of Arizona officially announced he is running for president by telling a late-night talk-show host that he will seek the centre-right Republican Party's nomination.
'I am announcing that I will be a candidate for president of the United States,' McCain, 70, told comedian David Letterman, host of the Late Show, on Wednesday.
The declaration brought applause from the audience of the New York-based show, aired around midnight but taped several hours earlier. Letterman, a sarcastic fixture of late-night television for nearly 25 years, known for rarely taking anything seriously, clapped politely with the audience.
McCain, a former US Navy pilot who spent several years as a prisoner of war after being shot down over Vietnam, said that he would give a speech in April to formally declare his candidacy in the November 2008 elections.
In 2000, McCain first ran for president, losing the Republican nomination to now-President George W Bush, who will not run again because he is limited to two four-year terms.
McCain is best-known for his support of legislation to limit involvement by independent political campaign groups and more recently for advocating a buildup of US troops to improve security in Iraq.
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We've had lots of Presidents this age.
Besides, What self respecting 'center right' republican would vote for him?
who cares, they're all the same anyway.
Yap, he's sorry alright - this guy's tongue slips too much.
We can all say what we want now and express regrets later.
Let's face it this guy will run us into more trouble with his careless mouth than with guns; oh! oh! oops- I regret that statement- my candidacy for president of the United States declaration is pending.
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yeah rightMar 1st, 2007 - 12:55:09
Sorry but that guy is so old he farts dust, if he does win plan on the VP taking over.
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