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Hillary Clinton Endorses Barack Obama — Following is a transcript of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech in Washington, in which she suspended her campaign and endorsed Senator Barack Obama, as provided by CQ Transcriptions: — Thank you very, very much.
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Clinton endorses Obama for president — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton said Saturday “we need to do all we can” to help elect Sen. Barack Obama the next president of the United States. — Her endorsement was met with a scattering of boos and thumbs downs from the large crowd at the National Building Museum in Washington.
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New York Times:
Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama — WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton formally threw her support behind Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, clearing the way for Mr. Obama to head into the general election with a plan to challenge Senator John McCain in typically Republicans states.
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Clinton Bloc Becomes the Prize for Election Day — Now that a would-be first female president is ending her quest for the White House, the race is more about women than ever before. — With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's ending her campaign for the Democratic nomination …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
With Legacy and Future in Mind, Clinton Ends Run — Hillary Rodham Clinton today offered a full-throated endorsement of Barack Obama's presidential campaign in a speech that mixed the historic nature of the protracted Democratic nomination fight with intimate personal reflections …
John F. Harris / The Politico:
For Clintons, an old dream finally fades — This is not the end of the Clinton story. If we know anything about Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton it is that there is always another chapter, and it will not fail to be interesting. — But her departure from the presidential race Saturday …
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Party Unity Begins: Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign, Endorses Barack Obama
Party Unity Begins: Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign, Endorses Barack Obama
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Yes She Did — Senator Clinton did all she needed to do …
Yes She Did — Senator Clinton did all she needed to do …
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Clinton Endorsement Speech Gave Obama And Her What They Both Needed
Clinton Endorsement Speech Gave Obama And Her What They Both Needed
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Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
An Update on the Michelle Obama Rant — The recording that shows Michelle Obama saying disparaging things about white folks is for real. It is not part of some elaborate dirty trick. The people who have seen her comments describe it as “stunning” or “devastating.”
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Hannity on the Obama-Khalidi connection — We have written on the network of radicals attached to Barack Obama's political and public career, and perhaps none carry the impact of Rashid Khalidi. Barack Obama tried to shrug off Khalidi as a person he “knew” from Khalidi's days …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
David Broder: Embodiment of Beltway values — David Broder, Washington Post chat, yesterday: … David Broder, Washington Post chat, September 15, 2006: … No matter how many times one sees it, it will never cease to amaze that the exact same media mavens who righteously strutted around demanding …
Spiegel Online:
UN's ElBaradei Speaks of ‘Historic Turning Point’ in Nuclear Policies — The UN's top nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBardei, tells SPIEGEL that the current trend of atomic proliferation is creating an unprecedented threat to world peace. Unilateral military actions, like Israel's strike …
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
re: Hillary Speech — I just returned from the Clinton rally, and I don't know if this really came across on TV but there was a surprisingly audible number of boos every time Obama was mentioned. There were also a lot of people who didn't clap for him. — The majority obviously …
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