WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008

Ron Paul Hints He Will Quit GOP Race

Long-Shot Candidate Tells Supporters Nomination Unrealistic, But Many Victories Achieved

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(AP)  GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is hinting to supporters that he is ending his long-shot campaign for the presidency.

The Texas Republican congressman addressed supporters in a 7 1/2-minute video on his campaign Web site Thursday night and did not specifically say he was quitting the race.

He said that although victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to the hard work and enthusiasm of his supporters.

He said that he hoped that one day he and his supporters could look back and say his campaign was a significant first step that signaled a change in direction for the country.

Paul said their job now was to plan for the next phase of their effort.

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by wardoglrs March 9, 2008 4:20 AM EDT
Ron Paul will not stop. He never will. Will you hear or will you turn away is up to you. If you dont heed his word''s then i can''t see the American people having hope dreams and freedom they had before 1913. From the federal reserve that truly inslaves us all.
We have been decieved i truly hope that Dr Paul will gain the respect he so deserv''s. WAKE UP for god sake
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by Stratmaster7 March 8, 2008 6:30 PM EST
Oh oh. Deefburger has been hitting the Sam Adams!
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 2:06 PM EST
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.
Thomas Paine
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 2:05 PM EST
To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.
Thomas Paine
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 2:00 PM EST
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
James Madison
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 1:53 PM EST
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
Samuel Adams
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 1:51 PM EST
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
Samuel Adams
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 1:51 PM EST
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
Samuel Adams
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by deefburger-2009 March 8, 2008 1:50 PM EST
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
Samuel Adams
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