The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 26, 2011 Ron Paul Forms Exploratory Committee; Barbour Won’t Run in 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------ In political news, Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has announced he is forming a presidential exploratory committee. Meanwhile, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the former Washington lobbyist, surprised many on Monday by announcing that he will not run in the 2012 presidential race. .