"New Jersey Senator to Endorse Clinton"

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New Jersey Senator to Endorse Clinton
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer

2 hours ago

NEW YORK - Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a prominent Hispanic Democrat and leading political voice in the vote-rich state.

The endorsement was scheduled to be announced in Washington Tuesday, two Democrats familiar with the situation said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the planned formal announcement.

Menendez, a Cuban-American and former member of the House leadership, was appointed in December 2005 to fill the Senate seat of Gov.-elect Jon Corzine. Menendez was re-elected in 2006, defeating Thomas Kean, Jr., the son of the former Republican governor, in a hard-fought and expensive race.

Clinton raised money and campaigned for Menendez during his re-election bid.

Menendez is one of just three Hispanics in the Senate, along with Republican Mel Martinez of Florida and Democrat Ken Salazar of Colorado.<snip>

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