Obama Claims Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/politics/04elect.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Obama Claims Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket
By
JEFF ZELENY
Published: June 4, 2008
Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday evening, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington
A last-minute rush of Democratic superdelegates, as well as the results from the final primaries, in Montana and South Dakota, pushed Mr. Obama over the threshold of winning the 2,118 delegates needed to be nominated at the party’s convention in August. The victory for Mr. Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother, broke racial barriers and represented a remarkable rise for a man who just four years ago served in the Illinois Senate.
“Tonight, we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another — a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,” Mr. Obama told supporters at a rally in St. Paul. “Because of you, tonight I can stand here and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America.”
Mr. Obama’s victory moved the presidential campaign to a new phase as he tangled with Senator John McCain of Arizona in televised addresses Tuesday night over Mr. Obama’s assertion that Mr. McCain would carry on President Bush’s policies. Mr. McCain vigorously rebuffed that criticism in a speech in Kenner, La., in which he distanced himself from the departing president while contrasting his own breadth of experience with Mr. Obama’s record.
Right, it's highly unlikely for US to have another war in the present circumstances.
The US economy is not headed for but already is in a recession. True, it can still get nastier. About the official declaration, I do not think they will ever do that...typical 'American' of them.
! Today their economy is suffering mainly due to the Iraq war costs resulting in huge budget deficit($400 billion) and increase in national debt by around $3trillion.
I hope the democrats come into power again. Clinton talks much about protecting American jobs & trade and would be reluctant to open-up... hurting the global economy. However, Obama proposes creating more jobs for Americans by opening up the economy and supporting globalization. In my opinion, Obama would be a better choice not for the Americans but for the entire world. On a lighter note, the anti-American muslims too need a friend. John McCain??...better he lose. May Obama win.
Thanks,
Sumit