'Hillary to run for US presidency'

Although the wife of former president Bill Clinton officially remains focused on her reelection race as New York state's US senator, her strategists told Time that they are urging her to make her intentions clear about running for the US presidency by next spring, to lock in funding and political talent.

The magazine reported that Democrat Clinton so far has collected 33 million dollars in campaign contributions, of which 10 million dollars or more might be squirreled away for an eventual White House run.

She also has assembled a small army of 32 full-time staffers and 13 political consultants, and has devised the outlines of a centrist campaign agenda that focuses on energy policy, the economy, and privacy, among other issues.