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Carter Closer to Backing Obama

Former president, superdelegate coy in dangling endorsement

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2008 4:59 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jimmy Carter all but endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, Reuters reports. His home state of Georgia went to Obama, Carter reminded a Nigerian newspaper, and his children and their families support the Illinois senator. "As a superdelegate,” he continued, “... Read full story »

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