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WESTCHESTER---In a prepared statement Wednesday, Westchester County district attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that she is withdrawing her challenge for the U.S. Senate seat of Hillary Clinton and instead, will seek the office of state attorney general.
Pirro said that she had spent her entire career in law enforcement. "And as my tenure as Westchester district attorney comes to a close, I have concluded that my head and my heart remain in law enforcement and that my public service should continue to be in that area".
Republican leaders including Gov. George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno had been pressuring Pirro for several weeks to change races. Although Pataki had backed Pirro for the Senate run, Bruno had publicly stated that he thought she was better suited for the attorney general's slot. 12-21-05
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