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Wed Sep 28, 2016, 07:07 AM Sep 2016

Ex-Sen. John Warner to endorse Hillary Clinton for president

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Source: RichmondTimes-Dispatch




Ex-Sen. John Warner to endorse Hillary Clinton for president





Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:22 pm

By ANDREW CAIN Richmond Times-Dispatch

John W. Warner, a Republican who represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate for 30 years, will endorse Democrat Hillary Clinton for president today.

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will appear with Warner in Alexandria for the announcement.

Clinton said in a statement on Tuesday night:

“For 30 years, Virginians trusted John Warner in the Senate, and for good reason: He has dedicated his life to defending our country, from serving in the Navy in World War II to chairing the Senate Armed Services Committee, where I had the honor of working with him to support our men and women in uniform and their families.

“I am proud to have John’s support, and to know that someone with his decades of experience would trust me with the weighty responsibility of being commander in chief.”....................................





Read more: http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_55e3b795-3991-58c6-920e-94c1fd989e97.html






John Warner, Tim Kaine




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Then-Sen. John Warner, R-Va., left, talks with then-Gov. Tim Kaine before a May 2006 meeting on Capitol Hill about the possible closing of Oceana Naval Air Station. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)




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