Ex-Newspaper Editor Joins Perot Campaign
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<i> Associated Press</i>
DALLAS — James D. Squires, former editor of the Chicago Tribune newspaper, has joined the staff of billionaire businessman Ross Perot to handle media operations for Perot’s independent presidential campaign.
Perot has not yet become a candidate, but has said he will run if his supporters can get his name on presidential ballots in all 50 states. Squires, editor of the Tribune from 1981 to 1989, currently teaches at Middle Tennessee State University.
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