10 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago Maine's Allen to support Obama

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Congressman Tom Allen is throwing his
support behind Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential
nominee.

Allen, a superdelegate to this summer's Democratic National
Convention, said Monday he believes Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton
are both "supremely qualified" to be president. Allen has been
friends for decades with Clinton and her husband, former president
Bill Clinton.

But Allen says most of the nation's primary voters have spoken,
and that the time has come to bring a "graceful end" to the
primary campaign.

Allen, a six-term congressman, is now running for the Senate
against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

Maine Democrats send 32 delegates to the national convention,
including eight superdelegates. Of the 24 pledged delegates, 15 are
projected to support Obama and nine are pledged to Clinton.

Among superdelegates, three have pledged support to Obama and
one to Clinton, with four remaining uncommitted.

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