http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071216/NEWS/71216013"Iowa�s first lady, who had said she would stay neutral in the presidential race, has changed her mind and plans to endorse Democrat John Edwards Monday."
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"Edwards said he hopes Culver�s backing will help him the same way. �It�s a big boost, and I�m proud to have her,� he said. �She cares about children, families, battered women � a lot of the issues I care deeply about.�
Culver, who like Edwards is an attorney, said she met him at a conference in 2001 and was immediately impressed by his intellect and accomplishments as a trial lawyer and as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. She said she agrees with his plans to fight poverty and to reform health care, and she thinks he offers Democrats the best chance to take back the White House.
�I think John is a winner. He�s electable,� she said. �He�s been tested. He�s been on the national ticket before. The national polls show him beating all Republicans in the general elections. He inspires me. I think he inspires other Iowans, and I think he can really rally Americans in the fall.�"
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"Mari Culver said she will endorse Edwards at a rally in Des Moines at noon Monday, and she plans to appear at other events."
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