Eastern Iowa 1st Stop for Prez Candidate Clinton

MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to be a "champion" for struggling American families.

She laid out the early cornerstones of her 2016 presidential campaign Tuesday with students and teachers at a community college in Monticello, Iowa. It was her first formal public event since returning to presidential politics.

Clinton is facing pressure from the liberal wing of her party to make tackling economic inequality a central theme of her new candidacy. And she picked up on that, saying there is "something wrong" when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than typical workers and when students and their families are forced into debt to pay for education and skills training.

Clinton is opening her campaign with small events such as the community college meeting and leaving big rallies for later.