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Presidential race wide open if front-runners drop out

INSIDE POLITICS: With negatives against all leading contenders for the EU presidency, John Bruton could come into consideration, writes STEPHEN COLLINS THE ENTRY of former taoiseach John Bruton into the race for the newly created post of president of... Full Article at Irish Times

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