CLEVELAND -- Dennis Kucinich, self-described urban populist and liberal four-term congressman, is formally launching his bid for the White House, a long-shot candidacy against eight rivals for the Democratic nomination.
Kucinich, who has been campaigning for months planned to make the announcement Monday in his hometown of Cleveland, the first stop of a 12-state tour that will include Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Iowa.
"There is a real need for a president who understands the challenges that are facing urban areas," said Kucinich, the eldest of seven children whose financially strapped family lived in 21 apartments, houses and cars before Kucinich turned 18 years old.
The candidate has stressed several themes during his months on the campaign trail and in candidates' debates: his steadfast opposition to the U.S.-led war against Iraq and his call for American troops to return home; his desire to end the North American Free Trade Agreement that he argues costs U.S. jobs and his support for a single-payer, universal health care system.
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