Ex-governor to weigh run for president
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Jim Gilmore, Virginia’s former tax-slashing Republican governor, took the first step in a long-shot bid for the presidency.
Gilmore filed papers with the Federal Election Commission in Washington to form the Jim Gilmore for President Exploratory Committee, said his aide, Matt Williams. He is the sixth Republican to form an exploratory committee -- a year before the first primary votes are cast.
Gilmore said he entered the race because the GOP field lacked a true conservative.
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