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From W.N.Y.C. in New York, this is NPR's On the Media. I'm Bob Garfield. And I'm

Brooke Gladstone. On Monday, Christopher J. Dodd, the Democratic

Senator from Connecticut, told the Hartford Current that he had, quote, decided to do all the

things that are necessary to prepare to seek the presidency in 2008. On Tuesday, a New York

Times story about Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage sparked more

a pundit pap about Hillary's potential run.

And Al Gore's global warming movie opened in select theaters, and there was endless speculation

about his readiness for the stump.

Ladies and gentlemen, it seems the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries are on.

Now a new movie, a new Al Gore, and buzz about a new run for the White House.

Several sources close to the former Veep say a rerun is not unthinkable, but it is

unlike.

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