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Michael Bloomberg Decides Not To Run Independent Bid For President in 2016

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:15:50 Z)

You'll have just one New York billionaire to chose from for president in 2016 as former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided not to run.

Bloomberg, who is the billionaire owner of Bloomberg News Service, was considering an independent run to give establishment Republicans an alternative to billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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