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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Obama Clinches, McCain Unleashes, and Hillary Concedes Nothing

Last night was an interesting night in the presidential campaign. Obama won the primaries in South Dakota and Montana making him the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Hillary Clinton, who lost in both of those primaries making it nearly impossible to capture the nomination, conceded nothing at all and gave what can be viewed as a campaign speech. John McCain gave a major speech in Louisiana in which he turned his sights completely on Obama and level many damaging criticisms of the Democratice nominee. McCain also did much to distance himself from President Bush.

Obama's speech.

Hillary's speech

McCain's speech

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