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Nebraska's GOP Atty. Gen. To Run Against Ben Nelson

Eric Kleefeld | November 5, 2010, 4:29PM

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE).

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) already has a challenger for his 2012 re-election, the Lincoln Journal Star reports, with Republican state Attorney General Jon Bruning forming an exploratory committee:

Bruning has started raising money for a Senate campaign, formed a four-person campaign staff, and is ready to go.

"I can't imagine any conditions under which I would not run," Bruning acknowledged at a news conference in the Capitol Rotunda.

"I want to run. I'm ready to run."

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