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Halfway through his term, Gilmore was tapped for an important national security role by [[President]] [[Bill Clinton]] -- the chairmanship of the Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction.  His first report in this capacity was presented to Clinton and to [[Congress]] on December 15, 1999.  Like most analysts, Gilmore did not anticipate that civilian [[airliners]] could be used in this capacity, but like [[Rudy Giuliani]] he had to take charge of relief efforts following the crash of United Airlines Flight 77 into [[The Pentagon]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]].  While Gilmore stepped down as Governor of Virginia, in keeping with that state's [[constitution]] (which does not authorize re-election of governors), in 2001, he continued to serve as chairman of the panel until December 2003.

Halfway through his term, Gilmore was tapped for an important national security role by [[President]] [[Bill Clinton]] -- the chairmanship of the Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction.  His first report in this capacity was presented to Clinton and to [[Congress]] on December 15, 1999.  Like most analysts, Gilmore did not anticipate that civilian [[airliners]] could be used in this capacity, but like [[Rudy Giuliani]] he had to take charge of relief efforts following the crash of United Airlines Flight 77 into [[The Pentagon]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]].  While Gilmore stepped down as Governor of Virginia, in keeping with that state's [[constitution]] (which does not authorize re-election of governors), in 2001, he continued to serve as chairman of the panel until December 2003.

===Presidential Primary Race===

===Presidential Primary Race===

As of December 2006, Gilmore felt that the declared candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination for President were insufficiently [[conservative]] and launched an exploratory committee, enabling him to start raising money for his run.  Despite a disappointing showing in the first quarter of 2007's [[money primary]] (he even came in behind [[Dennis Kucinich]]), Gilmore pressed on, officially declaring his candidacy on April 26, 2007, which entitled him to participate in all three of the televised [[debates]] that spring. In his campaign speeches, Gilmore has continued to emphasize that he is more conservative than the [[first tier]], which he dismisses with the phrase "Rudy McRomney," a clever conflation of their names. On July 14, 2007 he withdrew from the race to get the Republican presidential nomination<ref>http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=128449&ran=117844</ref>.  

As of December 2006, Gilmore felt that the declared candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination for President were insufficiently [[conservative]] and launched an exploratory committee, enabling him to start raising money for his run.  Despite a disappointing showing in the first quarter of 2007's [[money primary]] (he even came in behind [[Dennis Kucinich]]), Gilmore pressed on, officially declaring his candidacy on April 26, 2007, which entitled him to participate in all three of the televised [[debates]] that spring. In his campaign speeches, Gilmore continued to emphasize that he was more conservative than the [[first tier]], which he dismissed with the phrase "Rudy McRomney," a clever conflation of their names. On July 14, 2007 he withdrew from the race to get the Republican presidential nomination<ref>http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=128449&ran=117844</ref>.  

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