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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Howard Schultz, from Starbucks to presidential candidate?

    In a Sunday interview on “60 Minutes,” former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he’s “seriously thinking of running for president” as an independent -- even though he’s a self-proclaimed lifelong Democrat.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 28, 2019 • 1 min read

    In a Sunday interview on “60 Minutes,” former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he’s “seriously thinking of running for president” as an independent -- even though he’s a self-proclaimed lifelong Democrat. He says Democrats would siphon votes away and help President Trump win re-election.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Jason Rezaian’s long imprisonment in Iran and the campaign to free him
    1. 0:00Howard Schultz, from Starbucks to presidential candidate?You’re reading this
    2. 9:14Gov. Newsom sues Huntington Beach for not creating enough affordable housing
    3. 17:29Jason Rezaian on surviving solitary confinement in Iran, and how his wife became his lifeline
    4. 32:56New music: French Canadian electronica to East African and Parisian DJs
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