It's Obama

Barack Obama has officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.

The freshman Illinois senator now faces Republican Sen. John McCain in the race to become the 44th U.S. president.

In a statement prepared for delivery at a rally in St. Paul today, Barack said: “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. Tonight I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.”

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton praised her rival warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York.

While she failed to offer a concession of any sort, she said she would spend the next few days determining “how to move forward with the best interests of our country and our party guiding my way.”

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