Obama clinches US Democratic nomination

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Source: CCTV.com | 06-04-2008 15:29

U.S. Senator, Barack Obama, has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama passed the crucial mark of 2118 national convention delegates. He will become the first African-American presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party. Our correspondent in Minnesota, Wu Hanying, has the story.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate  Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves at the start of his speech at his South Dakota and Montana presidential primary election night rally at the Xcel Energy Center in  St. Paul, Minnesota, June 3, 2008.    (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Barack Obama 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. Because of you, tonight I can stand here and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for the President of the USA."

Editor:Du Xiaodan