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New U. S. Senate Candidate
CHICAGO (AP) -- The city of Chicago's former top government watchdog is kicking off his campaign for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

Former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman is scheduled to announce his bid Thursday for the seat Democrat Roland Burris now holds.

Hoffman will vie for the job in a Democratic primary that includes first-term state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson and Chicago attorney Jacob Meister say they're running too.

Hoffman is a former federal prosecutor who was hired by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley four years ago to be the city's inspector general. Before quitting to run for Senate, Hoffman made headlines criticizing Daley's deal to lease city parking meters.

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