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Publisher and real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman is considering a run for the U.S. Senate...
Zuckerman, publisher of the New York Daily News, is considering running for the New York Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand, who in January 2009 filled the unexpired term of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
One of the [NY Times]sources said Zuckerman, whose fortune is estimated to be about $2 billion, was considering commissioning a poll to see if a candidacy was viable.
Though Zuckerman is known to be a Democrat, he is not registered with a political party and likely would run as a Republican or an independent in order to avoid a primary...
A naturalized American citizen who was born in Canada, he is a staunch supporter of Israel. Full story