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Jon Huntsman Resigns as Ambassador to China: His 2012 Conundrum

Does moderate Jon Huntsman, who’s resigning as Obama’s ambassador to China to mount a bid to take on his boss in 2012, really believe he can win the GOP nomination? McKay Coppins on why the answer appears to be yes.

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In this May 16, 2009 file photo, President Obama announced his nomination of Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as the U.S. ambassador to China. (Yuri Gripas / Reuters)

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