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EDIT: She was just on the Daily Show (they tape in the late afternoon I think) and she didn't give a hint that she was dropping out. Although I heard this was going to happen since yesterday, it still comes as a surprise.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (news - web sites), whose presidential campaign never got off the ground, will drop out of the race and endorse front-runner Howard Dean (news - web sites), campaign officials said Wednesday.
Officials close to the Dean campaign confirmed that they expected Braun to officially endorse the former Vermont governor Thursday in Iowa. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Dean campaign officials declined comment.
The officials said Braun approached Dean after a recent debate and told him she was considering leaving the race and backing him
EDIT: She was just on the Daily Show (they tape in the late afternoon I think) and she didn't give a hint that she was dropping out. Although I heard this was going to happen since yesterday, it still comes as a surprise.