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2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates

By Kathy Gill, About.com

These are officially-announced candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination, effective 1 October 2007.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Sen. Hillary Clinton
Announced: 31 Sep. 2007
Age: 59
Residence: Chappaqua, NY
Hometown: Park Ridge, IL
Religion: United Methodist
Campaign Website
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Former Sen. John Edwards

John Edwards
Announced: 28 Dec. 2006
Age: 54
Residence: Chapel Hill, NC
Hometown: Robbins, NC
Religion: Methodist
Campaign Website
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Former Sen. Mike Gravel

Announced: 17 Apr. 2006
Age: 77
Residence: Arlington, VA
Hometown: Springfield, MA
Religion: Unitarian
Campaign Website
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Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich

Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Announced: 12 Dec. 2006
Age: 61
Residence: Cleveland, OH
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Religion: Roman Catholic
Campaign Website
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Sen. Barack Obama

Sen. Barack Obama
Announced: 10 Feb. 2007
Age: 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia; Honolulu, HI
Religion: United Church of Christ
Campaign Website
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Sen. Joe Biden, Jr.

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Announced: 31 Jan 2007
Bowed Out: 4 Jan 2008
Age: 64
Residence: Wilmington, DE
Hometown: New Castle, DE
Religion: Catholic
Campaign Website
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Sen. Christopher J. Dodd

Sen. Chris Dodd
Announced: 11 Jan. 2007
Bowed Out: 4 Jan 2008
Age: 59
Residence: East Haddam , CT
Hometown: East Haddam, CT
Religion: Roman Catholic
Campaign Website
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Gov. Bill Richardson

Gov. Richardson
Announced: 21 May 2007
Bowed Out: 10 January 2008
Age: 59
Residence: Santa Fe, NM
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico; Pasadena, CA
Religion: Roman Catholic
Campaign Website
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