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Pataki decides against White House run

George Pataki, pictured at a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City Sept. 11, 2010. UPI/Peter Foley/Pool

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Published: Aug. 26, 2011 at 10:57 AM

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. George Pataki has decided not to make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, a source close to him told CNN.

Pataki, who had been talking about making a run at the GOP nomination for months, had been scheduled to appear this weekend in the key early voting state of Iowa.

There was speculation that the former three-term governor would announce his intention to run Saturday at a Polk County Republican fundraiser.

But Pataki, who seriously considered running, has decided instead to forgo a White House bid, the source told CNN.

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