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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton ended her presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday, urging her supporters to unite behind his candidacy and help recapture the White House for Democrats in November.

Whether Sen. Hillary Clinton can begin to unite Democrats behind their presumed nominee may be crucial to the partys success in the fall.

Fund-raising for national party conventions could test the commitment of Barack Obama and John McCain to erase the influence of big money.

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The long road to the Democratic presidential nomination came to an end as Sen. Barack Obama gained enough delegates to clinch the nomination, and he shifted his focus towards the race against Republican John McCain in the fall. - [Read more]

Barack Obamas presidential candidacy is evidence that the United States has made significant strides in race relations, according to Doudou Diene, a U.N. official who reports on contemporary forms of racism. But Diene tells Scott Simon that the resegregation of American cities and the poor state of public education remain key areas of concern. - [Read more]

Scott Simon talks with Republican strategist David Winston about how Sen. John McCain, the GOPs presumptive nominee, can best take on Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the White House. - [Read more]

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Germanys Social Democrats (SPD) and the centre-left partys putative chancellor candidate broke with German political custom on Saturday and said he hoped the United States elects Barack Obama in November.

Scott Simon talks to former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whos national co-chairman of the Obama campaign, about the challenges of winning over supporters of Hillary Clinton, and facing Republican Sen. John McCain in the general election. - [Read more]

With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ending her campaign, the Democratic and Republican nominees hope to claim the women voters faithful to her.

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As the senator and his campaign have sought to explain his remarks to a pro-Israel lobby, they have been accused of backtracking, generating a new round of criticism at home among Jewish groups.

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Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton pulled off a secret rendezvous Thursday night, eluding camera crews and setting off a political scavenger hunt.

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Scott Simon reflects on some less-obvious similarities between presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and President Kennedy. - [Read more]

In a midday speech Saturday, Hillary Clinton is expected to suspend her campaign and give her support to Barack Obama. Now theres speculation on what shell do next. - [Read more]

CNN: Theres a huge international perception that Senator Obama is going to be better for Americas image abroad if he were to win. What are your thoughts on Senator Obama possibly winning the election?

The general election season opens with a neck-and-neck race between Barack Obama and John McCain, with more than one in five voters acknowledging that they might change their minds between now and November.

What seemed to be a routine evening waiting for Barack Obama aboard his campaign plane turned into anything but when the cabin doors closed and the passengers were informed the aircraft would be taking off immediately -- without the candidate.

With the Democratic presidential nominee locked in, the party now hopes to capitalize on Sen. Barack Obamas popularity in upcoming congressional races.

In politics, as in life, there are no sure bets. But Sen. Hillary Clinton came close.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Feminists are as determined as ever to put "womens issues" at the center of the U.S. election campaign this year despite Hillary Clintons exit. And by that they mean the economy.

A majority of Democrats think Barack Obama should select Hillary Clinton as his running mate, according to a new national poll.

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