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| Romney 'will support McCain bid' | Romney 'will support McCain bid' |
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| The former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to endorse his former rival John McCain. | The former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to endorse his former rival John McCain. |
| The former Massachusetts governor dropped out of the race for the White House nomination last week. | The former Massachusetts governor dropped out of the race for the White House nomination last week. |
| Reports says he will ask the 280 delegates, whose support he won at primary elections during his campaign, to support Mr McCain. | Reports says he will ask the 280 delegates, whose support he won at primary elections during his campaign, to support Mr McCain. |
| Mr McCain is leading the Republican contest for the nomination ahead of Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. | Mr McCain is leading the Republican contest for the nomination ahead of Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. |
| "Romney has decided to endorse McCain and it could happen as early as this afternoon," said Kevin Madden, a spokesman for Mr Romney. | |
| Mr Madden told Reuters the endorsement would take place at around 1600 local time (2100 GMT) at Mr Romney's campaign headquarters in Boston. | |
| Mr Romney withdrew his candidacy last week saying that if he continued to fight he would "forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win". | |
| On Friday, Mr McCain appealed for the support of "dedicated conservatives" in the Republican party, saying he had a responsibility to "unite the party" in preparation for November's elections. |