Kucinich to run for U.S. president
{{date|December 11, 2006}}

[[United States|American]] politician of the [[Democratic Party (US)|Democratic]] party [[Dennis Kucinich]] plans to run for president in 2008 the five-term congressman's spokesman, Andy Juniewicz, said Monday. Kucinich ran in 2004 and was last in nearly every primary and caucus of that year.  

Kucinich began his political career as a Cleveland city councilman and later as the youngest person ever elected mayor of the Midwestern city.

The congressman made his decision to run, according to a written statement, because he felt his own party's leadership was not aggressive enough in opposing the {{w|Iraq War|Iraq war}}.

Kucinich, 60, is a staunch opponent of the Iraq war. He has advocated cutting off funds for the war, saying that voting for money to maintain or expand the war is incompatible with a position of opposition to it. 

He also co-chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is a self-described "{{w|Paul Wellstone|Wellstone}} Democrat." He has been praised as "a genuine progressive" by a {{w|Ralph Nader}} and in 2003, Kucinich was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award.

If elected, he would be the country's first {{w|vegan}} president.

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235910,00.html
|title=Rep. Dennis Kucinich Says He Plans to Run for President in 2008
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|pub=Fox News
|date=December 11, 2006}}

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[[Category:2008 United States presidential election]]
American politician of the Democratic party Dennis Kucinich plans to run for president in 2008 the five-term congressman's spokesman, Andy Juniewicz, said Monday. Kucinich ran in 2004 and was last in nearly every primary and caucus of that year.  

Kucinich began his political career as a Cleveland city councilman and later as the youngest person ever elected mayor of the Midwestern city.

The congressman made his decision to run, according to a written statement, because he felt his own party's leadership was not aggressive enough in opposing the Iraq war.

Kucinich, 60, is a staunch opponent of the Iraq war. He has advocated cutting off funds for the war, saying that voting for money to maintain or expand the war is incompatible with a position of opposition to it. 

He also co-chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is a self-described "Wellstone Democrat." He has been praised as "a genuine progressive" by a  and in 2003, Kucinich was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award.

If elected, he would be the country's first  president.
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