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Clinton's Name to Be Put in Nomination

Posted on: Thursday, 14 August 2008, 15:00 CDT

Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. president, has agreed that Hillary Clinton's name will be put in nomination at the convention.

A statement released by the campaigns said that the two U.S. senators are both "committed to winning back the White House," CNN reported Thursday.

"I am convinced that honoring Sen. Clinton's historic campaign in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong, united fashion," Obama, D-Ill., said in the statement.

Polls show that many of Clinton's supporters remain bitter weeks after she ended her campaign. While the majority plan to vote for Obama, some say they might sit the election out or even vote for the likely Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

A Democratic operative told CNN that giving Clinton, D-N.Y., more convention space would "bring peace in the kingdom." She is already expected to speak when the Democrats meet in Denver later this month.

Source: United Press International

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