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Lincoln Chafee Enters Democratic Presidential Field

The former Rhode Island governor says he'll focus on the middle class, and will attack Hillary Clinton for her vote to authorize the Iraq War.

Bloomberg business news — Lincoln Chafee Enters Democratic Presidential Race

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June 3, 2015, 10:15 AM UTC

Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican-turned-independent who became a Democrat while he was governor of Rhode Island, formally launched his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.

"If we as leaders make good decisions, we can fix what's ailing us," Chafee said in an afternoon speech at the George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs in Arlington, Virginia.