Lindsey Graham launches 2016 bid

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, announced his bid for the presidency, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Central, S.C.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, announced his bid for the presidency, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Central, S.C.

CENTRAL, S.C. — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has kicked off his presidential campaign.

He launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in the small South Carolina town called Central, where he grew up.

He told supporters Monday: "I'm ready. I want to be president to defeat the enemies that are trying to kill us."

Graham is a prominent Senate voice in seeking a more muscular foreign policy. He wants 10,000 more U.S. troops in Iraq to stabilize a world that he's characterized as "falling apart."

Read Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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