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WASHINGTON - Michele Bachmann is trying to tamp down the boomlet of speculation that she might run again for President in 2016.

, the 6th District Republican congresswoman was quoted as expressing interest in once again seeking the Republican nomination after her first attempt in 2012 ended in a sixth place finish after the Iowa caucuses.

Bachmann, who's leaving Congress at the end of this term after narrowly winning re-election in her staunchly Republican district in 2012, went on to enumerate her advantages as a candidate, including her fundraising prowess and the lessons she learned from her first bid.

But less than 24 hours later, Bachmann says the reporter misconstrued her remarks. 

, Bachmann explained she was challenging the premise of the reporter's story:

Still, Bachmann left the door a tiny bit open for a comeback campaign.

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