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Chris Cillizza, the political columnist for Washingtonpost.com, presents a good overview of the potential upsides of a presidential run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Cillizza promises a "case against" piece later in the week.)
It's a good roundup and has links to the key early profiles and speeches pumping up the Bloomberg speculative bubble.

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