CQPolitics.com - Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, an early entrant in the 2008 presidential race, is dropping his bid for the Democratic Party nomination, according to the Associated Press.
The AP, attributing the information to a senior campaign adviser to Vilsack, published the story Friday morning.
Vilsack, who was elected governor of Iowa in 1998 and 2002, was eligible to run for a third term last year but retired to pursue a presidential bid.
CQPolitics.com will provide more details as they become available.
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20070223/pl_cq_politics/exiowagovvilsackdroppingwhitehousebidapreports [link] 
02-24-2007, 06:00 PM
