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| Romney endorses McCain campaign | Romney endorses McCain campaign |
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| Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has endorsed John McCain's White House bid. | Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has endorsed John McCain's White House bid. |
| Speaking alongside Mr McCain in Boston, the former Massachusetts governor said he was honoured to give his full support to "a true American hero". | |
| Mr Romney had attracted strong conservative support before he dropped out of the race for the White House nomination last week. | Mr Romney had attracted strong conservative support before he dropped out of the race for the White House nomination last week. |
| Mr McCain is widely expected to be the eventual Republican nominee. | Mr McCain is widely expected to be the eventual Republican nominee. |
| Mr Romney has asked the 280 delegates, whose support he won at primary elections, to give their backing to Mr McCain. | Mr Romney has asked the 280 delegates, whose support he won at primary elections, to give their backing to Mr McCain. |
| Mr McCain is leading the contest for nomination as the Republican presidential candidate, ahead of Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. | Mr McCain is leading the contest for nomination as the Republican presidential candidate, ahead of Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. |
| Mr McCain is expected to be the eventual Republican nomineeThe BBC's North America editor Justin Webb says Mr McCain will almost certainly be the eventual Republican nominee, having already secured 843 of the 1,191 delegates he needs to win the nomination. | Mr McCain is expected to be the eventual Republican nomineeThe BBC's North America editor Justin Webb says Mr McCain will almost certainly be the eventual Republican nominee, having already secured 843 of the 1,191 delegates he needs to win the nomination. |
| 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 [Democratic candidates] Senator Clinton or Obama would win". | 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 [Democratic candidates] 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. | 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. |
| Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has been campaigning for the Democratic Party nomination in Ohio, which will stage a primary election on 4 March. | Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has been campaigning for the Democratic Party nomination in Ohio, which will stage a primary election on 4 March. |
| Mrs Clinton is trailing Barack Obama with 1,220 delegates to his 1,275. | Mrs Clinton is trailing Barack Obama with 1,220 delegates to his 1,275. |