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Bernie Sanders weighs a bid for president

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), right, talks with local residents after a town hall meeting in Ames, Iowa, on Dec. 16, 2014. The self-styled socialist would probably run in the Democratic caucuses as a liberal voice in a field that could include Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), right, talks with local residents after a town hall meeting in Ames, Iowa, on Dec. 16, 2014. The self-styled socialist would probably run in the Democratic caucuses as a liberal voice in a field that could include Hillary Rodham Clinton.  (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)

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Bernie Sanders, the blunt-talking independent senator from Vermont, speaks to a distinct strain of Democratic discontent. He will soon decide whether to run for president in 2016.

Bernie Sanders weighs run for president

Sanders in Ames. Many Democrats hoped Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts would challenge Clinton. But since she hasn’t, some on the left have turned to Sanders, 73.  (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders weighs run for president

Sanders at a news conference on Capitol Hill. He insists that he won’t seek to undermine Clinton or split Democrats. “I will not play the role of spoiler,” he says.  (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders weighs run for president

Sanders, right, and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) at the U.S. Capitol on July 28, 2014. Sanders has worked with Republicans on legislation targeting “corporate welfare” and caring for the nation’s veterans.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders weighs run for president

Sanders speaks to low-wage federal contract workers on Dec. 4, 2014, during a protest where the workers demanded presidential action to win an increase to $15-an-hour wage.  (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

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