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Jun 4, 2008 9:25 am US/Eastern

Obama Picks Up Maryland Superdelegate Endorsements

Reporting
Kai Jackson
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) ― Gov. Martin O'Malley, one of the first governors to endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, said Tuesday he'll be proud to support Sen. Barack Obama once he officially wins the Democratic nomination.

Kai Jackson reports Obama effectively sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday.

"These are two very strong individuals, and I am going to be very proud to support the nominee of our party whoever that is in November," O'Malley said in Annapolis.

O'Malley emphasized that he was proud of both candidates.

"I think it will be a long time before we ever have a primary that's been as exciting as this one has been, thanks to Senator Clinton and thanks to Senator Obama," O'Malley said.

Meanwhile, Obama picked up the support Tuesday of Belkis "Bel" Leong-Hong, a Maryland superdelegate who chairs the Democratic National Committee's Asian-American and Pacific Islander caucus.

She said she decided to support the Illinois senator after talking to him about what he plans to do to address issues of concern to the nation's Asian-American community.

"I think that he will be good for our community," Leong-Hong said. "I got some assurances that going forward, Asian-American issues would be much more to the forefront and that's important to me."

Maryland U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-3rd, announced late Tuesday that he was endorsing Obama.

Separately, Sen. Benjamin Cardin is planning to announce his endorsement as a superdelegate on Wednesday morning. A Cardin spokeswoman declined to mention who the senator will support until the announcement Wednesday in Washington.

Of Maryland's 29 superdelegates, 10 have publicly backed Clinton; 11 have publicly backed Obama. Seven have yet to publicly announce their support. One has not returned repeated calls seeking comment.

In addition to Cardin, others plan to announce who they will be supporting on Wednesday.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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