PlusObama Captures Democratic NominationObama Captures Democratic NominationThe Associated PressIllinois senator Barack Obama has laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the United States' first black president. (June 3)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] (VO)ONE YEAR AGO THERE WASN'T MUCH HOPE THAT BARACK OBAMA'S MESSAGE OF CHANGE WOULD TAKE HIM TO THE WHITE HOUSE...TUESDAY NIGHT HE TOOK A BIG STEP IN THAT DIRECTION BY SEALING UP THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION(SOT)1WE DID IT(VO)OBAMA WASTED NO TIME GOING AFTER THE PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE JOHN MCCAIN(SOT)(VO)BUT THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS WAS CAREFUL TO PRAISE THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM NEW YORK...(SOT)(VO)AS FOR CLINTON? OBAMA SUPPORTERS HERE OVERWHELMINGLY WANT HER TO ADMIT THE RACE IS OVER..(SOT)Sam cooke/VOTER"at the end of the day it's time to acknowledge that, accept that and bring unity to the dfl in 2008"(SOT)"Shane stamschror/VOTER"it's time for her to step aside and do what she can to unite the party//"(STANDUP)IN A BOLD MOVE OBAMA HELD HIS VICTORY CELEBRATION HERE IN THE EXCEL ENERGY CENTER, IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS THIS ARENA WILL BE HOME TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION...THIS SPEECHES LOCATION A CLEAR CHALLENGE TO JOHN MCCAIN...RICH MATTHEWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST PAUL MINNESOTA... Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: us elections obama captures democratic nomination Added: June 3, 2008
