AP tally: Obama effectively clinches nomination
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080603/2008_06_02t145442_450x321_us_usa_politics.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=SiC.0UJS0GS9tYykxvlIoA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama speaks at a town hall-style meeting at Troy High School in suburban Detroit, June 2, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_el_pr/primary_rdp)AP - Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after a grueling marathon, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.</p><br clear="all"/>
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