Will Libertarian Iowa City native Bob Barr become presidential candidate and 'spoiler' for McCain?

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5/12 UPDATE:  Barr announces Libertarian White House bid

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From Los Angeles Times:

Libertarian Bob Barr: a Ralph Nader for John McCain?

Libertarian Bob Barr: a Ralph Nader for John McCain?

He lacks mass appeal, but some say Barr could nevertheless be a 'spoiler' for Republicans -- if he runs. ...

More than a month after Barr, 59, set up an "exploratory committee" to gauge how many Americans would vote for him as a Libertarian presidential candidate, he is still considering whether to enter the race. ...

Barr, who was born in Iowa and graduated from high school in Iran, does not appear to have a strong local base. He moved to Georgia when President Reagan appointed him U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. ...

More information from Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress:

BARR, Bob, a Representative from Georgia; born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 5, 1948; graduated, Community High School, Tehran, Iran, 1966; B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970; M.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1972; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1977; Central Intelligence Agency, 1970-1978; United States Attorney for...

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