AP is reporting that Dean is withdrawing today.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._on_el_pr/dean
Dean is speaking at 1pm in Burlington.
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The sources said the shape of the new effort is still to be determined but that Dean would eventually support the Democratic Party's nominee. One official said Dean would help elect Democrats to Congress in the fall.
Dean was mulling whether to endorse one of his rivals. John Edwards (news - web sites) has been reaching out to Dean for several weeks, and the former Vermont governor has been impressed with the North Carolina senator and grateful that he has not criticized Dean, the officials said.
Still, the officials cautioned, the chance for endorsement remained slim.
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I'm still hopeful that Dean will endorse within the week. I think Edwards will get the lions share of Deans support regardless. There is strong antipathy towards Kerry among many Dean backers.