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Disunity might cloud Democrat convention
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ASIANAGE on 08 August, 2008 05:06:41
 
By STEVEN R. HURST
Washington
Aug. 8: A cloud of disunity hangs over preparations for the Democratic
party’s national convention later in August as Barack Obama’s vanquished
primary opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton has not ruled out having her name put in
nomination for a roll call vote, a potentially major distraction leading into
the final campaign stretch against Republican John McCain.
Mr Obama and Ms Clinton battled, sometimes bitterly, through state primary and
caucus contests until early June. —AP
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Rice says US will be safer under Obama
Washington, Aug. 8: In what could be described as a surprising move, US
secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has said that her country would be "safer"
under Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Ms Rice is the top official in the current regime of George W. Bush, a
Republican.
She also ruled herself being appointed as the country’s vice-president either
Mr Obama or Republican presidential candidate Mr John McCain.
Asked if she would feel secure with a President Obama, she said: "Oh, the US
will be fine. I think that we are having an important debate about how we keep
the country safe. Those are important judgements for the American people to
make," reported the Daily Times. —ANI