Presidential bid was media pipedream, Bloomberg says

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Presidential bid was media pipedream, Bloomberg says

BLACKPOOL (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday he never considered running for U.S. president and any suggestion he had was concocted by the press.

Bloomberg was at the centre of speculation earlier this year when he left the Republican Party that he planned an independent bid for the presidency in 2008, although he denied it.

Asked if he had ever toyed with the idea, Bloomberg told reporters in this northern English seaside resort: "I did not, the newspapers toyed with that ... I'm on record as always saying I was not a candidate for higher, any other office."

Bloomberg, who is in his second term as New York mayor, retains a majority stake in Bloomberg L.P. which has a news service that competes with Reuters Plc.

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