***BREAKING NEWS****April 28, 2008
[Associated Press]
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley will endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, the Associated Press reported 38 minutes ago.
“Easley was expected to announce the endorsement Tuesday morning in Raleigh, the state capital, one week before North Carolina's primary on May 6, according to persons close to the governor and to Clinton. The individuals spoke on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement had not yet been made,” the AP reports.
Easley is a Democratic super-delegate who has served two terms as governor.
The endorsement is a major boost for the former first lady. Besides being a respected figure among Democrats in the state, Easley is one of the all-important super-delegates likely to choose the party's presidential nominee.
Easley had backed former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards for president before Edwards dropped out of the race in January.
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