SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is endorsing Senator Barack Obama for president.

The Associated Press has learned that Richardson is to appear with Obama on Friday at a campaign event in Portland, Oregon.

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…campaign sources are mentioning it to Big Head DC as big possibility. If so, it would be a major slap to Hillary Clinton and her outreach to Hispanic voters.

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The political losers are starting to weigh in. Very interesting that John Kerry chose Barack Obama over his 2004 running mate John Edwards. Also interesting that an old Washington establishment player would sign on to Obama’s campaign given how much grief Obama has given the Washington establishment. One thing’s for sure: Kerry must really hate Clinton for running this year and taking away all of his old staffers.

Bill Richardson dropping out and possibly supporting Clinton is less surprising, since he’s always seemed to agree more with her “ready for change” platform over Obama’s simpler “change” stance.

Now, let’s hear from the voters.

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What a way to sell yourself to the American public when you’re running for president!

In a new interview out today with Playboy magazine, Bill Richardson says that he knows he’s fat, but he thinks that makes him more real, in comparison to, say, Mitt Romney.

“I’m overweight; I’m trying to lose weight,” he told the publication. “I don’t mope around at night worrying that I didn’t look good on Jay Leno — though I saw myself, and though I’ve lost 30 pounds, I’ve got to lose more.”

Inquiring minds want to know: Where did he lose 30 pounds?

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In a post-debate interview Bill Richardson told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that he doesn’t believe the U.S. government has done enough to shed light on UFO phenomena. The New Mexico governor added that while he has never personally seen a UFO, he thinks the government has classified far too many documents involving sightings, which has helped to foster conspiracy theories about their existence. The city of Roswell, he noted, is the site of an alleged UFO crash, and is a large tourism draw in his home state.

Related: Another Way to Piss Off Al Gore: Own a Flying Saucer

And: Kooky Kucinich Questions Bush’s Brain

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