Republican Senator Sam Brownback to Leave Race for Presidency

Republican Senator Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday... Brownback, a longshot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kansas...
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Update: Friday, October 19, 2007
4:50pm CST

USAToday.com is now reporting... Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination on a platform that stressed his "principled, conservative, Republican" credentials, just dropped out of the race for the White House. He never rose above the low single digits in national polls of Republicans. "Today I'm ending my candidacy," Brownback said... "It's been a fabulous journey for me and my family," he added. "Our ideals haven't won yet, but they won't be forgotten." ...
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Brownback leaves GOP field