I‘m in --希拉里.克林顿宣布参加总统竞选

                                   Hillary Clinton launches White House bid: ‘I‘m in‘
 
                                                                           
                                              Hillary Clinton of New York announcesher presidential bid Saturday in a video posted on her Web site.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the frayas a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I‘m in" posted on herWeb site.
"And I‘m in to win," she added in a statement,announcing she has set up an exploratory committee that can gaugeopinions and raise money for a presidential campaign.
Clinton‘sannouncement comes on the same day that the next president will beinaugurated two years down the road: January 20, 2009.
The formerfirst lady and Democratic senator from New York is considered herparty‘s front-runner in what has become a diverse Democratic field. (Watch Clinton‘s offer to chat with voters as she launches her White House campaign)
Shouldshe win, she would be the first woman to serve as president of theUnited States -- and the first presidential spouse to do so as well.President Bill Clinton served two terms from 1993 to 2001.
OnTuesday, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama announced that he was filing papersto form a presidential exploratory committee, a bid to become the firstAfrican-American president. (Full story)
Andon Sunday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democrat, isexpected to announce his bid, one that could make him the first Latinopresident.
Live ‘Web chats‘ start Monday
Bringing"the right end" to the war in Iraq, reducing the deficit, making thecountry energy independent and health care affordable were issuesClinton touted in her announcement, speaking on a video posted on hersite.
"After six years of George Bush, it is time to renew the promise of America," she said.
"Igrew up in a middle-class family in the middle of America, and webelieved in that promise," the 59-year-old Chicago native said.
"Istill do. I‘ve spent my entire life trying to make good on it, whetherit was fighting for women‘s basic rights or children‘s basic healthcare, protecting our social security or protecting our soldiers."
OnSunday she‘ll appear at the Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Community HealthCenter to discuss legislation that would expand the State Children‘sHealth Insurance Program. The center bears the names of the twoManhattan neighborhoods it serves -- Chelsea and Clinton --coincidentally, Chelsea Clinton is the senator‘s daughter‘s name.
In the video, she invited Americans to join her in a three-night series of live video Web chats beginning Monday.
"Solet‘s talk. Let‘s chat, let‘s start a dialogue about your ideas andmine, because the conversation in Washington has been just a littleone-sided lately, don‘t you think?"
She‘ll travel next weekend toIowa and later to New Hampshire, two kickoff states for the Democraticpresidential nominating process in 2008, according to her campaignorganizers.
When Clinton launched her Senate bid in New York in1999, she began a "listening tour" around the state to explore views oneducation, business and health care issues.
Her Republicanopponent, Rick Lazio, called her a "carpetbagger" because she had notpreviously lived in New York. But she beat him, becoming the firstsitting first lady to win an elected office, and was re-elected lastyear with 67 percent of the vote.
A crowded field
Clinton‘s announcement puts her in a big Democratic crowd of candidates.
Ina statement released Saturday, Obama said: "Senator Clinton is a goodfriend and a colleague whom I greatly respect. I welcome her and allthe candidates, not as competitors, but as allies in the work ofgetting our country back on track."
In addition to Obama andRichardson, the field also includes former Sen. John Edwards of NorthCarolina, the party‘s 2004 vice presidential nominee, who declared hiscandidacy late last year; Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, a liberalcritic of the war in Iraq; and Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack.
Sens. JoeBiden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut have also said theywill seek the nomination, and other Democrats mentioned as possiblecandidates include the party‘s 2004 presidential candidate, Sen. JohnKerry of Massachusetts; retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, and the Rev. AlSharpton.
Clinton wants troop cap, is wary of al-Maliki
Clinton,who just returned from a trip to U.S. military facilities inAfghanistan, Iraq and Germany, has urged the Bush administration toreturn its focus to Afghanistan.
She has proposed a bill to captroop levels in Iraq and require congressional approval before thepresident may send more troops.
She has also been highly criticalof Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, saying Washington should cutoff financial support to the Iraqi government unless it showscommitment to stemming the sectarian violence there.
"I don‘t have any faith," she said of al-Maliki, when asked by CNN if she had any faith in him.
In2002, Clinton was among the majority in Congress who voted in favor ofauthorizing Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refused to give upweapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions.
Ina 2005 letter to constituents posted on her Senate Web site, she saidthat she took responsibility for her vote, which she said she made "onthe basis of the evidence presented by the administration."
Inturn, she said, "I, along with a majority of Americans, expect thepresident and his administration to take responsibility for the falseassurances, faulty evidence and mismanagement of the war."
CNN‘s John Roberts contributed to this report.