Gingrich May Get Into Presidential Race

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, May 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Orlin Wagner - AP)

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up the endorsements of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and other home-state Democrats on Monday.

Spitzer, who said Clinton had the guts needed for the job, officially delivered his blessing on the steps of the statehouse, where he was joined by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, among others.

"Let's put America in a New York state of mind," Silver suggested.

At the end of her speech, Clinton told supporters to pull out their cell phones as she unveiled a new way to communicate with her campaign _ text messaging.

"If it's new to you, ask for help from somebody, especially a young person who's nearby," she suggested.

Rival John Edwards started text messaging in December.

State Sen. Ruben Diaz, a Bronx Democrat, had urged fellow Hispanic elected officials to boycott the Clinton event, saying she and other presidential candidates aren't paying enough attention to the Hispanic community.

"We can no longer be expected to energize our base if our leaders and issues are being ignored," Diaz said in a statement.

The Clinton camp noted that plenty of Hispanic leaders have already lined up with Clinton, including Rep. Jose E. Serrano of the Bronx and his son, state Sen. Jose M. Serrano, and California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez.

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BOSTON (AP) _ While Republican Mitt Romney is hawkish on the presidential campaign trail, none of his five sons has served in the military. One of them says that troubles him.