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Duncan Hunter Endorses Huckabee

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When they were both campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination, there seemed to be genuine goodwill between rivals Duncan Hunter and Mike Huckabee. Now Hunter, who ended his campaign for the Republican nomination Jan. 19th, has thrown his weight behind Huckabee's presidential bid.

"Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is strongly committed to strengthening national defense, constructing the border fence and meeting the challenge of China's emergence as a military superpower that is taking large portions of America's industrial base," Hunter said in a statement released this afternoon.

"Along with these issues of national security, border enforcement and protecting the U.S. industrial base, I see another quality of Mike Huckabee's candidacy that compels my endorsement," Hunter continued. "Mike Huckabee is a man of outstanding character and integrity. I saw that character over the last year of campaigning and was greatly impressed. The other Republican candidates have many strengths and I wish them all well. My personal choice is Mike Huckabee."

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