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  Awaiting surgery, [Paul] Simon endorses Dean
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Last EditedJR725  Dec 05, 2003 10:30am
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News DateFriday, December 5, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionSpeaking by telephone from his hospital bed in Springfield, Ill., where he awaits open-heart surgery, former Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois endorsed Howard Dean's presidential campaign Thursday.

The development could be seen as a subtle slap toward at least two other Democratic presidential hopefuls.


Anticipating that perception, Simon said his former Senate colleague, Carol Moseley Braun, hadn't asked for his endorsement.
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