By AP/KWMU
New York – Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt will be near Detroit today, to endorse John Kerry's bid for President.
The endorsement from a former rival would be a huge boost for Kerry. He has been aggressively pursuing support from the labor unions that had been backing Gephardt.
Gephardt dropped out of the presidential race last month, following his fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.
Kerry has tightened his grip on the front-runner title with back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire and victories in five of the seven states that voted on Tuesday.
The Gephardt endorsement caps a series of endorsements for Kerry Thursday, including Maine's governor, the two Michigan senators and former Senate majority leader George Mitchell.