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Bill and Hillary, at last, leave the stage

By Roger Simon

POLITICO - The Clintons have left the building. Finally.

Bill Clinton did his bit for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, just as Hillary had done her bit the night before. And now, at long last, they are getting off the stage so Obama can get on.

It is not a moment too soon. For a convention devoted to the nomination of Barack Obama, there has been an awful lot of attention lavished on both Clintons. But the Clintons have returned the favor.

The theme of Bill’s speech could easily be reduced to one word: Ready.

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Bill Clinton Vows to Do `Everything’ He Can for Obama

By Kristin Jensen and Catherine Dodge

BLOOMBERG - Former President Bill Clinton said Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is “ready to lead'' and vowed to do everything he could to make sure Obama wins the White House in November.

Clinton used his speech, one of the most closely watched at the Democratic National Convention, to quell talk that he wasn't fully behind Obama. He also sought to tamp any lingering resentment among the 18 million people who voted for his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, during the primaries.

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Clinton Supporters Say ‘Speech Didn’t Heal’

By Eli Saslow

WASHINGTON POST - Hillary Rodham Clinton's most loyal delegates came to the Pepsi Center on Tuesday night looking for direction. They listened, rapt, to a 20-minute speech that many proclaimed the best she had ever delivered, hoping her words could somehow unwind a year of tension in the Democratic Party. But when Clinton stepped off the stage and the standing ovation faded into silence, many of her supporters were left with a sobering realization: Even a tremendous speech couldn't erase their frustrations.

Despite Clinton's plea for Democrats to unite, her delegates remained divided as to how they should proceed.

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Pelosi Tells Disappointed Clinton Supporters to Avoid ‘Victim Politics’

By TERRY MORAN and CHRISTINA CARON

ABC NEWS - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will kick off the Democratic National Convention by making one thing clear: The Democratic Party is united behind Sen. Barack Obama.

During an interview Sunday with "Nightline" co-anchor Terry Moran, the DNC chair said she expected the party to leave the convention "unified, organized, focused and disciplined."

When asked whether she expected a large demonstration by Sen. Hillary Clinton's delegates Tuesday, Pelosi said, "I'm all for it."

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Hillary Clinton supporters still trying to derail Obama nomination

SCRIPPS HOWARD - A massive e-mail and Internet campaign is under way aimed at derailing the nomination of Barack Obama and making Hillary Clinton the party’s standard bearer next week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

“It’s downright nasty,” said Memphis, Tenn., superdelegate and city council member Myron Lowery, who has shared dozens of the messages he’s received with The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal newspaper.

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