Dreams of Clinton, Pataki may hurt parties

Gov. George Pataki and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, the best-known politicians in New York state, both face re-election campaigns in 2006 for their respective seats.

But lately, media discussion about the political futures for both has centered around a different race - the 2008 presidential campaign.

This week, Pataki responded to a question about a possible run for the presidency by saying, "I'm not ruling it out." He then went on to make a joke about why his operatives have been spotted in Iowa, where the presidential primary begins.

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