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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring to a close her 17-month campaign for the White House after Democrats urged her to allow the party to unite.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton will declare her strong support for Barack Obamas White House bid and rally supporters around him, she said in a letter on Thursday, drawing the curtain on a grueling 16-month nominating fight that badly split the Democratic Party.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders reacted with anger and dismay on Wednesday to Barack Obamas pledge that Jerusalem should be Israels undivided capital.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A day after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic partys presidential nomination, his one-time fundraiser was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday, a development the Republican party said raises serious concerns about his fitness for the White house.

John McCain made the unusual suggestion that he and Barack Obama hold a series of town-hall-style campaign appearances together this summer.

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Last night, I like most Americans of all stripes, watched with visible goose bumps as history was made. I sat with my 13-year-old son and looked from the screen to his eyes as Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American in history to lead a U.S. major-party ticket when he claimed the nomination for the Democratic Party for president of the United States.

Sen. Hillary Clinton insists shes down but not out -- a familiar refrain lately -- but with rival Sen. Barack Obama securing his long-held lead, many are asking what she plans to do if she doesnt concede the race for the Democratic nomination.

Race has always been the wild card in American politics. Barack Obama reshuffles the deck.

Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he can unify his party after a hard-fought primary that divided Democrats but helped teach Americas children that the Oval Office was within anyones reach.

Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday that he and Sen. Hillary Clinton will be "having a conversation in the coming weeks," but will they talk about sharing the ticket?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama toughened his terms for diplomacy with Iran and backed Israels stance on Jerusalem on Wednesday in his first foreign policy speech since capturing the Democratic nomination for U.S. president.

Senate Democrats call for the party to unite behind Barack Obama. But some supporters of Hillary Clinton supporters urge giving her more time to come to terms with her loss. - [Read more]

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Black Americans savored Barack Obamas unprecedented victory in the Democratic race for U.S. president, but said on Wednesday the higher stakes raised the prospect of deep disappointment in November.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Memo to disappointed women supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton: Republican John McCain wants your vote.

After emerging as victor in the long and and bruising contest to seize the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential race, Barack Obamas next move is to choose a running mate.

How is Sen. Barack Obamas apparent rise to the top of the Democratic ticket resonating with the common voter? We hear from several people of color at city hall in St. Louis. - [Read more]

What is the historical significance of Sen. Barack Obamas success? Offering their perspectives are Bryan Monroe, editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, and Dr. Mary Frances Berry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Civil Rights Commission. - [Read more]

Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton address the annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. In an earlier appearance at AIPAC, Sen. John McCain blasted Obamas willingness to meet with the president of Iran. - [Read more]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will beat Republican John McCain in the November U.S. presidential election, prediction market traders were betting on Wednesday.

Sen. Barack Obama pledges support for Israel at a Washington, D.C., event. Sen. Hillary Clinton calls Obama a "friend to Israel" but does not acknowledge him as the presumptive Democratic nominee. - [Read more]

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