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Barack Obama
Barack Obama officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, June 3, with 2,144 pledged delegates and superdelegates. Opponent Hillary Clinton had 1,919.5. Obama, if he wins in November, would be the nation’s first black president.
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The Rocky's Mike Littwin interviews Barack Obama
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Dems in Denver: The FAQs

When: Aug. 25-Aug. 28, 2008

Where: The Pepsi Center near downtown Denver on Aug. 25-27; Invesco Field at Mile High on Aug. 28

Who: About 5,050 delegates, 30,000 guests and 15,000 members of the media

Volunteers: Goal of 10,000

Leadership: Political veteran Leah Daughtry is CEO of the 2008 convention; City Councilwoman Elbra Wedgeworth is president and Mike Dino is CEO of the Denver Host Committee

The Money: Funds are still being raised. But the host committee didn’t meet its contractual obligation to raise $40.6 million by last month to put on the convention and now must cover the additional cost of the Invesco Field event

Official convention site: demconvention.com

Host committee site: denverconvention2008.com

The Democratic Party site: democrats.org

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