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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former Gov. Jeb Bush isn't ruling out a run for the White House in 2012. Bush said he would never say never about a run for the presidency. "I answer the questions forthrightly about 2012. I'm going to be involved. I have an education reform foundation, trying to improve the plight of our education systems around the country and I'm helping candidates that I believe in," Bush said. "I'm Switzerland as it relates to national Republican politics, which gives me a chance to have my voice heard quietly the way I like it." While Bush said he...

Democrats close to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton take seriously a possible third-party presidential candidacy in 2008 by Michael Bloomberg despite the mayor of New York’s disavowal of interest. One prominent investment banker with political connections predicts that Bloomberg will dispose of his multibillion-dollar business interests before his term as mayor ends a year before the presidential election. While expected to continue his heavy philanthropy, he will have millions to spare for a presidential campaign. A footnote: Unity08, the third-party movement established by ex-Jimmy Carter aides Hamilton Jordan and Gerald Rafshoon, is reported by political insiders to be seeking financial aid...