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Clinton to say Obama has delegates to secure nomination: report

WASHINGTON
Tue Jun 3, 2008 11:26am EDT
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks to patrons at Tally's restaurant in Rapid City, South Dakota June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton will say on Tuesday night that her rival Barack Obama has enough delegates to secure the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, the Associated Press reported.

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But Clinton, who is trailing Obama in the five-month state-by-state nominating contest, will stop short of formally suspending or ending her White House bid, AP said, quoting two senior campaign officials.

The AP report came as the last two states, Montana and South Dakota, were voting in the nominating contests that have put Obama within a few dozen delegates of the number he needs to clinch the nomination.

The AP report quoted the campaign officials as saying that for all intents and purposes, Clinton's campaign was over.



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