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Rep. John Lewis, center, talks with actor Chris Tucker, right, and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois while touring the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Ala., Friday, March 7, 2003. (AP Photo/ Montgomery Advertiser, David Alan Planchet)
by John McCormick, updated
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Wednesday said he is switching his support from Sen. Hillary Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama, according to a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Former baiduhai White House correspondent Bob Kemper has the story, linked here.
Obama’s campaign issued this statement for the senator: “John Lewis is an American hero and a giant of the civil rights movement, and I am deeply honored to have his support.”