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| Ohio Democrat to seek presidency | Ohio Democrat to seek presidency |
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| Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich has said he plans to run for the US presidency in 2008. | Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich has said he plans to run for the US presidency in 2008. |
| Mr Kucinich, who also made a bid in 2004, said he decided to run because the Democrats were not pushing hard enough to end the Iraq war. | Mr Kucinich, who also made a bid in 2004, said he decided to run because the Democrats were not pushing hard enough to end the Iraq war. |
| The liberal, anti-war congressman from Ohio said Democrats had not acted on the message of voters in the mid-terms. | The liberal, anti-war congressman from Ohio said Democrats had not acted on the message of voters in the mid-terms. |
| He said he disagreed with Democrats' approval of a proposal to extend $160bn (£81bn, 121bn euros) funds for the war. | |
| "Democrats were swept into power on November 7 because of widespread voter discontent with the war in Iraq," Mr Kucinich said in a statement. | "Democrats were swept into power on November 7 because of widespread voter discontent with the war in Iraq," Mr Kucinich said in a statement. |
| "Instead of heeding those concerns and responding with a strong and immediate change in policies and direction, the Democratic congressional leadership seems inclined to continue funding the perpetuation of the war." | "Instead of heeding those concerns and responding with a strong and immediate change in policies and direction, the Democratic congressional leadership seems inclined to continue funding the perpetuation of the war." |
| Mr Kucinich's anti-war message was at the centre of his earlier presidential bid in 2004, when he was backed by several Hollywood celebrities. | Mr Kucinich's anti-war message was at the centre of his earlier presidential bid in 2004, when he was backed by several Hollywood celebrities. |