Obama Claims the Democratic Nomination

After enduring a 16-month campaign, through 57 contests in five months, Obama needed only 41 delegates to clinch the party's nomination.

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After enduring a 16-month campaign, through 57 contests in five months, Obama still needed 41 delegates to clinch the party's nomination going into the last two primaries.

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