Jimmy Carter to endorse Obama

Former US President Jimmy Carter will endorse Sen

Former US President Jimmy Carter will endorse Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president when polls close in two primaries later today, the Carter Center in Atlanta said tonight.

Carter, a superdelegate, has remained neutral in the nomination race but has hinted his support for Obama and has said that members of his family supported the Illinois senator who is poised to clinch the Democratic nomination.