New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has yet to endorse a presidential candidate, touted home state Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the job Friday.

Both Democrats spoke to a convention of New York State teachers at a Washington hotel, and when Spitzer followed Clinton to the podium, he gushed that she would be the next president.

"What an amazing president she will be for every person in this country," said Spitzer, who for months has avoided making an early endorsement in the Democrats' nomination contest, calling such a move premature.

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