But after the FEC ruled that he qualified, he withdrew, saying he didn't need public funds.
In January he withdrew from the Jaipur Literature Festival after reports of a death threat.
Earlier this year he withdrew his troops after it became apparent they could not impose peace.
Last year, he withdrew from the Jaipur Literature Festival after reports of a death threat.
He withdrew to spend time with his family, and will be replaced by 65th-ranked Irishman Shane Lowry.
In 2008, he withdrew his confessions in a Swedish documentary, and started seeking retrials for his convictions.
"Anyone but Segolene" was how many saw the former prime minister's parting message when he withdrew from the contest.
Mr. Pellegrini says he withdrew half of his remaining money at the beginning of this year after the previous year's losses.
In an act of grandiose theater, he withdrew the recipe from his safe and set fire to it, vanquishing it forever.
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Waide said he withdrew from the case because Curtis didn't trust him.
He withdrew the sort of security that would normally surround the embassy.
And I think he withdrew within himself a lot during that time.
But he did not confirm his retirement from the international scene until last year when he withdrew from Somerset's pre-season trip to Dubai.
Greene filed a cross complaint that he withdrew against Tice and an amended cross complaint that was disallowed by the court, court filings show.
He withdrew from a tie against Argentina in 2008 to protect a wrist injury, as well as missing the defeat by Ukraine last year.
He was a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience program at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora before he withdrew a month before the shootings.
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Mr Wood insisted "the attack did happen" but he withdrew his statement when police asked if his fiancee had attacked him or he had "self-harmed".
Instead, he withdrew into a truly wonkish world of Beltway-driven policy.
Then he withdrew, sleepily kissed her under one eye, and slept.
It's also worth remembering that it was in Miami last year that Nadal's left knee began acting up again (he withdrew from the event after reaching the semifinals).
The more Francis suffered, the more he withdrew, and at a mountain hermitage, in 1224, he experienced the last great event of his life, the receiving of the stigmata.
Mr Kerik was President Bush's first pick for homeland security secretary but he withdrew last December after uncovering tax and immigration problems relating to his employment of a nanny.
In 2008, Mr Brennan was reportedly considered for the top job at the CIA, but he withdrew his name amid criticism, while denying any connection to the interrogation methods.
He withdrew a move for the event to be included on the local history curriculum after the education minister agreed to set up a meeting to discuss the idea further.
Benedict then climbed out after a brief 15-minute flight and wished a brief goodnight and goodbye to crowds of local wellwishers, before he withdrew - supposedly for ever - from public life.
He withdrew his threat this week after provincial governors from his Peronist party once again promised to support the repeal of the law, and the fiscal and monetary measures requested by the Fund.
Mr Mwanawasa, the current chairman of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), said he sympathised with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when he withdrew from the presidential election because of political violence against his supporters.
Holmes was a doctoral student in Aurora, in the neuroscience program at the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado, Denver, until he withdrew a month before being arrested outside the bullet-riddled movie theater.
Holmes was a doctoral student in the neuroscience program at the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado, Denver, in Aurora, until he withdrew a month before being arrested outside the bullet-riddled movie theater.
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