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Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.

Trouble raising money was a main reason for his decision, said one person close to Brownback, who requested anonymity because the candidate had not yet announced his plans.

The senator is widely expected to seek the Kansas governor's office in 2010, when his term — his second — expires. He had promised in his first Senate campaign to serve no more than two terms. Read more...