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May 14, 2008
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Former Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Obama WASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has decided to endorse Barack Obama as the party's nominee, said a TV report on Wednesday.

The former North Carolina Senator was set to announce his endorsement on Wednesday night when appearing with Illinois Senator Obama in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to a CNN report.

The move, which came a day after Hillary Rodham Clinton won big in the West Virginia primary, is considered by U.S. media as a big boost for Obama's bid for the first African American president in the country.

Edwards, the 2004 vice presidential nominee, dropped out of the ...

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