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Tue 06 Jun 2004Labour reconsiders running candidate for presidencyThe Labour Party is reconsidering whether it should run a candidate in a presidential election this autumn. The party leadership feels that a bad performance against the incumbent, Mrs McAleese, could hand Fianna Fáil a much needed morale boost.Meanwhile former MEP Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon has indicated that she will stand against Mrs McAleese.