Democratic U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton confirms that she will run for the 2008 presidential race.
Hillary Clinton
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I'm in. And I'm in to win.
"I am forming a presidential exploratory committee. I am not just staring a campaign though, I am beginning a conversation with you, with America. Because we all need to be part of a discussion if we are going to be part of the solution."
Clinton said, "After six years of George Bush it is time to renew the promise of America." in a online video from her web site.
"I grew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, and we believed in that promise," the 59-year-old native of Chicago said. "I still do. I've spent my entire life trying to make good on it, whether it was fighting for women's basic rights or children's basic health care, protecting our social security or protecting our soldiers."
"Let's talk about how to bring the right end to the war in Iraq and restore respect for America around the world," she said in mentioning several issues she will address in her campaign which also included energy and health care.
Clinton's announcement comes after Sen. Barack Obama, Tuesday launched his to become the first African-American president.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York. She is married to Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, and was the First Lady from 1993 to 2001. Before that, she was a lawyer and the First Lady of Arkansas. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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