Mayor 'May Run for President' As He Quits Republicans ; World News IN BRIEF

Jun 20, 02:09 AM

Current Headlines: NEW YORK The Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, has quit the Republican Party and switched to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid in 2008. The billionaire former CEO, who was a Democrat before he joined the Republicans in 2001 for his first mayoral run, said the change in his voter registration does not mean he is running for president. But the 65-year-old mayor has fuelled speculation that he will run in 2008 with his repeated criticism of partisan politics.

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