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Assistant House Majority Leader John Whitaker, D-Hillsboro, announced his support of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden. All the goodies on this endorsement were written up by T.M. Lindsey at Iowa Independent. It's a good endorsement for Biden both on the Iowa and the military fronts since Whitaker's son is currently serving in Iraq.

Dean Barker of Blue Hampshire has formally endorsed Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd. While this probably won't get a whole lot of play here in Iowa, it's an important endorsement for Dodd in the Granite State.