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Annoyedlistner
Oct 30th, 2006, 02:16 PM
already talking about 2008.....

SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, known in the military's echelon for his congressional role but hardly a national name, said Monday he was taking the initial step in a 2008 presidential bid.

"This is going to be a long road, it's a challenging road, there's going to be some rough and tumble, but I think it's the right thing to do for our country," Hunter, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said at a waterfront news conference.

The declaration to form an exploratory committee allows the 13-term California congressman to begin raising money and organize supporters in early Republican primary states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/30/hunter.2008.ap/index.html