Indiana Governor Pence says he will back Cruz for president

[April 30, 2016]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indiana Governor Mike Pence said on Friday he would vote for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in the state's primary next week, calling him a "principled conservative" who represented the ideas of former Republican President Ronald Reagan.

In announcing his decision to back Cruz, Pence praised Republican front-runner Donald Trump and said he would work hard to get the eventual Republican nominee elected in November.

(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

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