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John Boehner, Mitch McConnell endorse Mitt Romney

By Callum Borchers

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 17, 2012

A week after Rick Santorum abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday offered belated endorsements to Mitt Romney, now the presumptive GOP nominee. Boehner will chair the Republican National Convention in August and had refused to back any candidate during a testy primary season. But he said Tuesday that he “will be proud to support Mitt Romney.” McConnell hinted earlier this month that he would support Romney.

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