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| Democrats formally nominate Obama |
| Democrats choose Obama as historic nominee
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 28-August-2008
0:18:38 AM |
| Senator Barack Obama made history when Democrats officially nominated him as party's
presidential candidate, the first black nominee for a major US party, to fight and end eight
years of Republican control of the White House.
The routine at the Convention Center on Wednesday in Denver by way of the Roll Call was put
to an end by none other than Senator Obama's chief rival in the primaries Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton.
The New York Democrat called for a suspension of rules and asked for the nomination of
47-year-old Illinois Democrat by acclamation, which was then put forward to a voice vote by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
"Let's declare together with one voice right here, right now that Barack Obama is our
candidate and he will be our president," Senator Clinton said as she sought to put an end to
the roll call proceedings where states announced their votes in an alphabetical order. Some
states were splitting their delegations and voting for Senator Clinton but a solid majority
was with Obama.
Clinton asked delegates to make Obama's selection unanimous "in the spirit of unity, with
the goal of victory."
They agreed, with a roar. Slogans of "Obama" and "Yes we can" floated up from the convention
floor as Obama's victory was sealed.
The third day of the Convention proceedings will see speeches from a galaxy of democratic
stars that will include the Vice Presidential nominee Senator Joseph Biden and the former
President Bill Clinton, both of whom are scheduled for prime time in night.
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