Florida Dems: We're closing in on deal to seat delegation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Democrats say they're on the verge of finishing a plan to have the state's delegates counted toward the party's presidential nomination.

Thursday's news comes after Michigan Democrats came up with their own plan. The Democratic National Committee stripped both states of their convention delegates for holding their primaries too early in violation of party rules.

State party spokesman Mark Bubriski told The Associated Press that Florida officials have been talking with campaign representatives of Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton about recognizing all, or part, of Florida's 211 delegates.

Clinton is trailing Obama in the race for the nomination and is seeking to close the gap with delegates from Florida and Michigan.