The Daily Background

Bob Dole was asked this morning whom he would endorse for President. He declined to answer, saying only “May be another one in there… They may not be all in yet.” Right on cue:

WASHINGTON - For a guy who hasn’t announced a presidential bid, Sen. Chuck Hagel’s schedule next week looks a lot like that of a candidate.

He’s slated to appear with nine declared presidential hopefuls - including John McCain, Rudolph Giuliani, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama - before a national firefighters’ group.

He’s meeting with his political action committee’s steering committee. He’s scheduled to attend a Nebraska GOP fund-raiser in Washington.

And speculation was running high among key Nebraska Republicans that Hagel might announce something Monday.

The Senator from Nebraska is up for re-election in 2008. Apparently Hagel is going to hold a press conference on Monday morning. More here. Just for the record though, I think Dole was referring more to Gingrich’s plans, rather than Hagel’s.

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