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Presidential race heating up at the bookstore

by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio
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St. Paul, Minn. — Bookshelves across the country are stocked with the writings of White House wannabes. Is it possible to be a viable presidential candidate these days without being a published author?

It seems everyone even pondering a run for the presidency in 2008 is touting an original text. To find out what kind of literary mind might end up in the Oval Office, reporter Nikki Tundel checked out the prose of some of the nation's presidential hopefuls.

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