BBC NEWS | Americas | Hillary 'to announce 2008 plans'
BBC NEWS | Americas | Hillary 'to announce 2008 plans'
Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to confirm on Saturday she is forming a committee to consider a 2008 run at the US presidency, reports say.
Ms Clinton is set to disclose plans to take the first step to a presidential bid on her website, unnamed Democrats said according to the Associated Press.
It has been widely anticipated that the former first lady will try to become the nation's first female president.
This week Senator Barack Obama said he had formed an exploratory committee.
He is one of the Democratic Party's rising stars, having electrified the 2004 Democratic convention with a powerful speech.
Mr Obama's entry into the race would raise the possibility of the US getting its first black president.
Ms Clinton is serving as a senator for New York.
Correspondents say that her unbeatable name recognition and unmatched fundraising ability make her a clear front-runner for the Democrats.
Yet she is also seen as a divisive figure. Some estimates say one in three Americans would never vote for her.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6282389.stm
Published: 2007/01/20 13:49:00 GMT
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"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York today made a long-expected announcement about her intentions to seek the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008, opening an exploratory committee that will enable her to raise money and start organizing a campaign.
"I'm in,'' Clinton declares on her campaign web-site today."
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/01/clinton_campaig_1.html
What can i say.... We all knew this was coming.
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