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Jun 18, 2008 2:37 pm US/Central

Barkley Decides Against Running For Senate In '08

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Former Jesse Ventura adviser Dean Barkley says he's decided not to run for the U.S. Senate this year, where he served briefly in 2002, but still hopes his old boss will run.

When Ventura was governor, he appointed Barkley to fill the remainder of Paul Wellstone's term after Wellstone was killed in a plane crash. Barkley had persuaded Ventura to run for governor in 1998 and later served in his administration.

Barkley said a few weeks ago he might run as an independent this year, but now says he recently got a new job that prevents him from getting in the race.

Ventura has hinted recently he might run against incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. Barkley says he's been encouraging him to do so, and that he thinks Ventura would have a good shot at winning.


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