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CNN founder Ted Turner offered warm praise for likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, although the media mogul stopped short of a formal endorsement in an interview slated to air Thursday night.

"I could say about Mitt Romney I think he’s a real gentleman. I think he’s been very successful. I think he’s really smart. And I don’t agree with everything that he believes, but I agree with a lot of it. And I think that he’d probably make a good president," Turner told CNN's Piers Morgan, according to excerpts provided by the network.

Turner prefaced his comments by saying that he "didn't know" who would ultimately prevail and was reticent to formally endorse any candidate.

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