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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Richardson To Announce Presidential Candidacy
You may not have noticed but Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico hasn’t officially announced yet that he is running for president.
You may not have noticed because Richardson has been busy running for president.
But on Monday, he will make it official with an announcement that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
The announcement will not be made in his home town or in his home state but in Los Angeles, California.
He will make the announcement at 10 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, which was once home to the Academy Awards.
In his announcement, Richardson is expected to emphasize his lengthy political resume rather than his Hispanic heritage.
“We need experienced leadership now more than ever,” he said in a statement Sunday.
In addition to being a governor, Richardson has served in Congress, as United Nations ambassador and as Energy secretary in Bill Clinton’s cabinet.
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