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NC Gov. to Support Clinton  

Posted Apr 28, 08 5:37 PM CDT in Politics    Editor's Choice

(newser) – North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley will back Hillary Clinton before next week's key primary, sources tell CNN. The move may give her a boost in a state where she last lagged Barack Obama by double digits. As a superdelegate, Easely also adds one to Clinton's delegate tally—but Obama added one today too with the endorsement of New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman.

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NC Gov. to Support Clinton
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NC Gov. to Support Clinton
Gov. Mike Easley talks with the press in this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo in Raleigh, N.C.   (AP Photo/Karen Tam, File)
NC Gov. to Support Clinton
Gov. Mike Easley shows his signature after signing into effect the new budget on the House floor of the old Capitol Monday, July 10, 2006, in Raleigh, N.C.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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