Democrat Barack Obama made history in clinching the Democratic presidential nomination and becoming the first black candidate to head a major party ticket, after a giant-slaying win over Hillary Clinton.
Senator Obama, 46, triumphed after the longest, most expensive nominating epic ever, buckling Clinton's own historic quest to break what she called America's highest glass ceiling by being the first woman president.
The momentous victory set up an intriguing clash with Republican John McCain, pitting a freshman senator and charismatic mixed-race voice of a new political generation against a 71-year-old Vietnam war hero.
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US Senator Barack Obama has sealed the US Democratic Party nomination by surpassing the 2,118 delegates needed to claim the party banner. Meanwhile Republican John McCain welcomes Obama with fresh criticism. play
