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| Bush endorses McCain in US race |
| US President George W Bush has endorsed John McCain's White House bid after the Vietnam veteran sealed the Republican nomination on Tuesday.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 6-March-2008
4:45:55 AM |
| Mr Bush said his one-time rival would be a president with the "determination to defeat an enemy and a heart big enough to love those who hurt".
Tuesday's voting also delivered three victories for Hillary Clinton, reviving her flagging Democratic campaign.
She hailed her wins as proof she was the party's strongest candidate.
But her rival Barack Obama, who won in Vermont, said he had an "insurmountable lead" and was "very confident".
Mrs Clinton still trails Mr Obama in the battle for the delegates who will seal the nomination at the Democratic party convention in August.
But her wins - 54% of the vote to Mr Obama's 44% in Ohio, and by 51% to 47% in Texas, as well as victory in the smaller prize of Rhode Island - are being seen as a huge psychological boost for her campaign.
Comeback
President Bush said Mr McCain was "going to win" as the presumed nominee and his wife arrived at the White House.
Addressing reporters in the Rose Garden, Mr Bush described the man he defeated in the 2000 Republican primaries as a friend.
"I've got to know him well, I've campaigned against him and with him," he said.
Mr McCain said he had "great admiration, respect and affection" for the US president.
When asked whether too much support from Mr Bush, with his current low approval ratings, could damage his campaign, Mr McCain said: "I hope he'll campaign for me as much as is in keeping with his busy schedule."
He also reaffirmed a pledge made in his victory speech to fight a "respectful" campaign.
Mr McCain, who had been comfortably ahead, clinched the Republican nomination on Tuesday following a remarkable comeback after his campaign was all but written off following setbacks last summer
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