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Bloomberg deserts Republicans, stirs talk of 2008 run (AFP)
Filed: June 20th 2007: Republican

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg listens to questions while testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in January 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Bloomberg said Tuesday he was quitting the Republican Party, sparking immediate speculation he was plotting an independent bid for the White House in 2008.(AFP)AFP - Billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he was quitting the Republican Party, sparking immediate speculation he was plotting an independent bid for the White House in 2008.

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