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Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-S.C.) office is strongly denying a story in Roll Call Monday that says that Mitt Romney is the "favorite" to receive the senator's endorsement.

"That story is a fabrication made up of anonymous sources that obviously have no clue what Senator DeMint is thinking," said Wesley Denton, a spokesman for DeMint, in a statement to Slate. "He has said over and over again that he is not leaning toward any candidate yet and may end up not endorsing in the presidential race."

The article cites anonymou! s sources that say that DeMint is "far more likely to endorse Mitt than anyone else currently in the race," despite perceptions that Romney is not as conservative as other candidates. But the piece does hedge, reporting the senator wants to hear more from the candidates about their view on Congressional appropriations, and may still not endorse.

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