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Senator Hillary Clinton. (AP) Last update - 00:30 08/06/2008 Clinton halts presidency bid, endorses Obama By Haaretz Service Tags: Barack Obama  Hillary Clinton announced Saturday that she is ending her bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee, three days after her rival Barack Obama clinched enough delegates to seal the nomination for his party. Addressing thousands of her supporters at a rally in Washington D.C., Clinton said that she endorsed Barack Obama as the Democratic contender for the presidency in November 2008, and threw her "full support" behind him. Accompanied by her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter, Chelsea, the New York senator urged her supporters to work "to help elect Barack Obama the next president of the United States." Advertisement Amid thunderous applause, Clinton highlighted her long preferred cause of universal healthcare for Americans. She said that Obama would work to that end. "Today I am standing with Senator Obama to say 'Yes we can!'" she said, invoking her former rival's campaign slogan. Obama will be crowned the Democratic nominee at the party's August nominating convention and will face Republican Sen. John McCain in November's election to choose a successor to President George W. Bush. The Illinois senator will be the first black presidential nominee of a major U.S. political party. Obama did not appear at the rally, giving Clinton the spotlight for the day. Clinton won more than 17 million votes during the Democratic nominating battle, and Obama has tried to build bridges to her camp ahead of the November campaign. Obama, in a statement, declared himself thrilled and honored to have Clinton' support. "I honor her today for the valiant and historic campaign she has run," he said. "She shattered barriers on behalf of my daughters and women everywhere, who now know that there are no limits to their dreams. And she inspired millions with her strength, courage and unyielding commitment to the cause of working Americans." Aides said Obama watched Clinton's speech live on the Internet and tried to call her later. His campaign put a photo of Clinton on its Web site and urged supporters to send her a message of thanks. The possibility she will be Obama's running mate has sparked endless speculation in political circles. She says she is open to the idea, a prospect that excites many supporters, but is viewed with skepticism in Obama's camp. Some of her supporters have tried to pressure Obama into picking her, but her campaign issued a statement on Thursday saying she is not seeking the vice presidential slot. Obama has named a three-member team to head his vice presidential search and has sworn off further discussion of the choice. Clinton entered the race in January 2007 as the clear front-runner and was viewed as the almost certain winner for most of the year, but stumbled to a third-place finish behind Obama in the first contest in January in Iowa. She bounced back five days later to win in New Hampshire, but never recovered from Obama's string of 10 consecutive victories in February. During her speech Saturday, Clinton painted her campaign as a victory for women in politics, saying "you can be proud for now on that it won't be unremarkable for a woman to win primary victories, unremarkable for a woman to be in a close run for our nomination and unremarkable for a woman to run for president. And that my friends, is remarkable." Related articles: Why isn't Hillary Clinton quitting? Clinton to end presidential run, announce support for Obama A campaign like no other Bookmark to del.icio.us   History undersea Israeli lifeguard stumbles upon ancient relic during morning swim. Elections, Hebrew style U.S. presidential hopefuls use Hebrew to woo the Jewish community.   1.   READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20:21  |  MOE 07/06/08   2.   Ms. Clinton endorses Obama 20:22  |  William Foxley 07/06/08   3.   A good first step! 20:34  |  lakshmi 07/06/08   4.   MOE ( The devil is in the details) 21:24  |  Palestinian 07/06/08   5.   MOE of Ramallah...YOu are supporting ethnic cleansing 22:07  |  KA 07/06/08   6.   TO EVERYONE WHO READ MY #1 POST 22:31  |  MOE 07/06/08   7.   Mr. Foxley 22:36  |  Yasmin 07/06/08   8.   MOE@#1 and KA @#4 22:39  |  Akiva P 07/06/08   9.   To William Foxley 22:47  |  Rob 07/06/08   10.   Clinton out. 22:58  |  KYJurisDoctor 07/06/08   11.   Nightmare ticket 23:01  |  Baz Mann 07/06/08   12.   #5, KA, "real peace requires justice" 23:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/06/08   13.   Oximoron 23:08  |  Baz Mann 07/06/08   14.   What does MOE statement and #4,5,6 and 7 post have to do 00:47  |  Max Horoskopski 08/06/08   15.   William Foxley, How did you find your way here? 01:11  |  Study the process 08/06/08   16.   Akiva P - Then there will never be peace...as you live in 01:56  |  Illinois Man 08/06/08   17.   #5 KA 02:07  |  George Kaplan 08/06/08   18.   KA - the suffering of your people lies solely on your chest 02:08  |  Ariel 08/06/08   19.   hillary & obama 03:03  |  Shmuelshachor 08/06/08   20.   I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT FOR THIS WOMAN!!! 04:13  |  miras 08/06/08   21.   #1,4,5,6,&8 What does that have to do with Clinton? 04:34  |  pj 08/06/08   22.   watch the republicans use billarys words in their campaign 09:06  |  victor hardman 08/06/08   23.   BYE, BYE, THE BUSH`S THIRD TERM, BYE. BYE MCCAIN 09:54  |  indrajaya 08/06/08

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