Clintons arrive in new home

CHAPPAQUA, New York, Jan 6: First Lady Hillary Clinton arrived here Wednesday, accompanied by President Bill Clinton, to set up house in this posh New York City suburb and launch her own political career, reports AFP.

Some 30 residents lined up the road to greet the first couple as the presidential motorcade rode into town from the Westchester County airport around 6:30 pm (0530 BST).

The Clintons, accompanied by the first lady's mother, walked into the splendid white colonial-style home, nestled among trees, as agents of the first family's Secret Service security detail sealed off the area.

The first couple purchased the house for 1.7 million dollars on November 1.

White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said the Clintons would have dinner with friends in the evening and were to return to Washington early Thursday.

Following weeks of campaign-like appearances and public speculation, the first lady registered as a candidate for the US Senate in New York's Westchester County on December 23.

Hillary Clinton -- the first presidential spouse in US history to run for political office and the first to live officially in a separate residence -- must establish residency in New York by election day in order to be eligible.