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Mike Pence starts 2012 race for Indiana governor

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U.S. Rep. Mike Pence is running for the Republican nomination for governor.

Pence confirmed his long-expected plans in a conference call this morning with supporters, saying: “I’m in this race.”

Under Gov. Mitch Daniels — a Republican who is barred by law from seeking a third consecutive term and who is now weighing a run for the presidency — Indiana is in good shape, Pence said.

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