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Show 2 Wednesday, June 4,2008 BULLETIN www.dailyutahchronicle.com All stories and photos from The Associated Press Obama seals nomination ST. PAUL, Minn.—Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is our moment," the 46-year-old senator and one-time community organizer said in his first appearance as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting. "This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past." Obama's victory set up a fivemonth campaign with Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a race between a first-term Senate opponent of the Iraq War and a 71-yearold former Vietnam prisoner of war and staunch supporter of the current U.S. military mission. And both men seemed eager to begin. McCain spoke first, in New Orleans, and he accused his younger rival of voting "to deny funds to the Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-lll. arrives for a election night rally with his wife Michelle in St Paul, soldiers who have done a brilliant Minn, on Tuesday. Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night in a long-time-coming victory speech and brave job" in Iraq. It was a refer- that minced no words about his opponent in the fall campaign, Republican John McCain. ence to 2007 legislation to pay for the Iraq war, a measure Obama opposed night of the primary season; Obama took in a 17-month marathon for the Democratic nomination. citing the lack of a timetable for withdraw- Montana. ing troops. His victory had been widely assumed for The former first lady praised her rival McCain agreed with Obama that the warmly in an appearance before support- weeks. But Clinton's declaration of interest presidential race would focus on change. ers in New York in which she neither ac- in becoming his ticketmate was wholly un"But the choice is between the right change knowledged Obama's victory nor offered a expected. She expressed it in a conference call with and the wrong change, between going for- concession of any sort. ward and going backward," he said. Instead, she said she was committed to a her state's congressional delegation after Obama responde4 quickly, pausing only united party, and said she would spend the Rep. Nydia Velazquez, predicted Obama long enough to praise Clinton for "her next few days determining "how to move would have great difficulty winning the strength, her courage and her commitment forward with the best interests of our coun- support of Hispanics and other voting blocs unless the former first lady was on to the causes that brought us here tonight." try and our party guiding my way." Only 31 delegates were at stake in the two the ticket. As for his general election rival, he said, "I am open to it" if it would help the "It's not change when John McCain decided states on the night's ballot, the final few to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the among the thousands that once drew Obama, party's prospects in November, Clinton reClinton and six other Democratic candi- plied, according to participants who spoke time, as he did in the Senate last year. "It's not change when he offers four more dates into the campaign to replace Bush and on condition of anonymity because the call was private. years of Bush economic policies that have become the nation's 44th president. Clinton's comments raised anew the failed to create well-paying jobs. And it's Obama sealed his nomination, according not change when he promises to continue to The Associated Press tally, based on pri- prospect of what many Democrats have a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our mary elections, state Democratic caucuses called a "Dream Ticket" that would-put a brave young men and women in uniform and support from party "superdelegates." It black man and a woman on the same baland nothing of Iraqi politicians." takes 2,118 delegates to clinch the nomina- lot, but Obama's aides were noncommittal. this sum- "We're not in the presidential phase here. In a symbolic move, Obama spoke in the tion at the convention in Denver tne AP count. We're going to close out the nominating same hall—filled to capacity—where Mc- mer, and Obama had 2,144 b y Cain will accept the Republican nomination Obama, a first-term senator who was vir- fight and then we'll consider that," David at his party's convention in September. tually unknown on the national stage four Axelrod, Obama's top strategist, told reOne campaign began as another was end- years ago, defeated Clinton, the former first porters aboard the candidate's plane en ing. Clinton won South Dakota on the final lady and one-time campaign front-runner, route to Minnesota. US, Israel: World not doing enough to counter Iran WASHINGTON—The United States and Israel said Tuesday the rest of the world isn't doing enough to stop Iran from, getting the bomb and accused Iran of continuing a covert drive for nuclear weapons, although U.S. intelligence has said Tehran quit its active warhead program years ago. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israel's embattled leader, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, both used speeches to a pro-Israel lobbying group to complain that European and other nations are undermining the hard line against Iran's nuclear program by pursuing business relationships with Tehran. : "Our partners in Europe and beyond need to exploit Iran's vulnerabilities more vigorously and impose greater costs ion the regime—economically, financially, politically and diplomatically," Rice said. Olmert went further, saying in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that other countries should penalize Iran by barring business travelers, blocking financial transactions and imposing sanctions on Iran's import of refined gasoline and on countries that perform that task for oil-rich but facilities-poor Iran. "Each and every country must understand that the longterm cost of a nuclear Iran greatly outweighs the shortterm benefits of doing business with Iran," Olmert said. Neither Olmert nor Rice mentioned Olmert's legal and political woes. A corruption investigation threatens to bring down Olmert's government and perhaps with it U.S. hopes for a framework Mideast peace deal this year. Rice said the Mideast peace effort begun by President Bush must carry over to his successor, a note of cautipn amid the dire political crisis in Israel. Rice said there is still a chance to frame a deal between Israel and the Palestinians this year, although she said the goal is admittedly ambitious. "The goal itself, though, will endure beyond the current U.S. leadership," Rice said. "I believe that the administration's approach to this problem will and must endure." On Iran, Rice appeared emboldened by a recent skeptical report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog. A U.N. report Monday suggested that Tehran was stonewalling investigators and possibly withholding information crucial to the U.N. nuclear monitor's probe of allegations it did nuclear arms research. The U.N. Security Council has passed three rounds of mild sanctions aimed at getting Iran to give up the most troublesome aspects of its nuclear program. The United States and some others also have separate sanctions that go further. The United States has almost no dealings with Iran and has little direct economic leverage there. Rice indirectly criticized Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for his willingness to talk to Iran, the rising Mideast power that Israeli leaders consider their greatest enemy. Iran's hardline president regularly says Israel must be wiped off the map. On Tuesday he told a European audience that Israel is "doomed to go." WORLD US ships off Myanmar will leave the area BANGKOK, Thailand—A top U.S. military commander says American navy ships off Myanmar's coast will leave the area after failing to get the junta's permission to help with cyclone relief efforts. Adm. Timothy Keating says that he wants the USS Essex and accompanying vessels to resume their previously scheduled duties on Thursday. The ships were in the region for international exercises. Keating made them available to help with relief efforts for last month's cyclone. They were deployed near Myanmar in case they obtained permission to enter the country's waters. 2 al-Qaida suspects, Shiite leader captured in Iraq BAGHDAD—American troops grabbed two al-Qaida in Iraq bombing suspects and a Shiite militia leader Tuesday in separate raids north and south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. The command also said U.S. soldiers killed four other suspects a day earlier after coming under fire from machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in Shiite sections of the capital. The troops seized dozens of rifles and several rounds of ammunition, the statement said. U.S. Priest who mocked Clinton told to take a leave CHICAGO—Cardinal Francis George asked a Chicago priest on TAiesday to temporarily step down from his post to "reflect on his recent statements" regarding Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her bid for the White House. Last week, the Rev. Michael Pfleger mocked Clinton at Sen. Barack Obama's former church, saying the New York senator felt "entitled" to the Democratic nomination for president. In a guest sermon at Trinity United Church of Christ, Pfleger pretended he was Clinton crying over "a black man stealing my show." Pfleger apologized for his comments Sunday. Kennedy walking as recovery begins RALEIGH, N.C.—Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said. A statement said the 76-year-old Democrat is expected to stay at the hospital in Durham for about a week before returning home to Massachusetts for further treatment. Kennedy's office issued a statement updating his condition a day after'he underwent arisky,aggressive 3-hour surgery experts say is designed to remove as much of the tumor as possible before he receives chemotherapy and radiation treatments. His doctor has not said how much of the tumor was removed, but described the surgery as a success. University Medical Center, isn't involved in Kennedy's care, but the neurosurgeon said that generally, patients who make it through the first day following surgery without any complications have the strongest prospects for recovery. Corrections J , _ . and Clarifications The policy of The Daily Utah Chronicle is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at 801-581-8317. 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