republican, presidential, hopeful, sen, john, mccain, r-ariz, talks, aboard, press, bus, his, way, to, news, conference, in, boston, thursday, feb, with, former, rival, mitt, romney, where, announced, endorsement, ap, photo, gerald, herbert, file, right, tries, get, by, massachusetts, gov, after, debate, simi, valley, calif, this, jan, agreed, endorse, party, s, nomination, ask, national, convention, delegates, swing, behind, front-runner, according, officials, familiar, decision, mark, j, terrill, center, greets, supporters, rally, warwick, r, young, as, navy, pilot, hangs, curtain, arrives, airport, south, burlington, vt, cadets, from, norwich, university, jeannie, pope, la, crosse, wis, grips, newsweek, magazine, mike, huckabee, cover, was, undecided, voter, going, into, thursdays, but, decided, she, would, give, her, vote, seeing, him, person, tribune, peter, thomson