Six year-old Ben Shoults gets a close-up view as former Vice President Dan Quayle (L) announces the formation of his presidential exploratoy committee in Manchester, New Hampshire, February 11. Quayle, flanked by New Hampshire Republican activist John Lamontagne (C), said he intends to seek the Republican nomination for President for the year 2000 election, starting with New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary in one year.

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