By Michelle R. Smith

Attorney General Patrick Lynch endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president on Saturday, making him the second prominent Rhode Island Democrat to pick Obama over his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton.

"He's the greatest hope for our country," Lynch said in a phone interview Saturday, just over three weeks before Rhode Island's March 4 primary.

"The spirit, energy, intelligence, vision and inspiration that he offers is what our country needs right now," he said.

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