Gov. Dirk Kempthorne opened the door today to the possibility of running for a third term - something he's been saying for years he wouldn't do.

"Ask me next year," Kempthorne told reporters after a news conference in his office. "Today, I don't have plans to seek a third term."

He noted that a number of legislators who'd said they wouldn't run again have changed their plans. Smiling, he said, "It's interesting."

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