By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
June 3



WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.



Obama is 40 delegates shy of clinching the nomination, but he is widely expected to make up the difference Tuesday with superdelegate support and votes in South Dakota and Montana. Once he reaches the magic number of 2,118, Clinton will acknowledge that he has secured the necessary delegates to be the nominee.

The former first lady will stop short of formally suspending or ending her race in her speech in New York City.

She will pledge to continue to speak out on issues like health care. But for all intents and purposes, the two senior officials said, the campaign is over.

Most campaign staff will be let go and will be paid through June 15, said the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge her plans.

The advisers said Clinton has made a strategic decision to not formally end her campaign, giving her leverage to negotiate with Obama on various matters including a possible vice presidential nomination for her. She also wants to press him on issues he should focus on in the fall, such as health care.

Universal health care, Clinton's signature issue as first lady in the 1990s, was a point of dispute between Obama and the New York senator during their epic nomination fight.

Clinton was at home in Chappaqua, N.Y., with her husband, former President Clinton, and was placing calls to friends and supporters.

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Comment by Syvoskia Bray on September 5, 2008 at 6:03pm
This is an historic time in history and we the people of God who share in the cause and committment of this family to offer up our prayers of peace, protection and love. I ask those who feel the sense of courage to do so to join in this prayer circle for Obama and his family during this time. I believe that this couple has the spirit of God working in their behalf without as doubt. I am committed to say that the Lord truly is in charge of the outcome of all situations, but he has given us power and authority in the earth to believe that we cam become change agents to a world that is experience so much hurt and pain.

Blessings to all,

Rev.Syvoskia Bray
Comment by Rev. Kenneth R. Jenkins on August 29, 2008 at 10:35am
Keep the Obama Family your prayers as they travel and campaign towards November....
Comment by cyndiaholman on June 24, 2008 at 12:53pm
HEAVENLY FATHER , IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU WITH A LOVING, FORGIVING AND REPENTANT HEART AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THAT YOU WILL DO. WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE THE HONOR AND THE GLORY; KNOWING THAT YOU ARE A LOVING FATHER, A FAITHFUL GOD, A GOD OF MERCY AND OF GRACE.
LORD GOD WE LIFT UP EACH PERSON AND FAMILY ON THE LIST THAT MBARAZA EMMANUEL HAS GIVEN ABOVE; AND NOT ONLY THAT FATHER, WE LIFT HIM UP IN PRAYER FOR THE COMPASSION AND CONCERN FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE ASK HEAVENLY FATHER THAT WITH YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS AND YOUR TENDERMERCIES YOU HEAR THE CRY OF THE PEOPLE AND BY YOUR POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; HEAL THOSE THAT ARE SICK. WE ASK LORD GOD THAT YOU NOT ONLY HEAL THEM PHYSICALLY ; BUT SPIRITUALLY AS WELL, THAT THEIR BODY , SOUL AND SPIRIT BE MADE WHOLE.
WE ASK FATHER GOD TO RESTORE UNTO THEM THE JOY OF THE LORD AND LET THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD BE UPON THEM. WE ASK FATHER GOD THAT YOU ESTABLISH UNTO THEM THE WORK OF THY HANDS O LORD, AND THE POWER OF YOUR WILL LORD GOD; THAT THEY MAY APPLY THEIR HEARTS TO YOUR WISDOM.
WE PRAY THAT YOU TOUCH HEAL AND DELIVER IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS; AMEN. BE BLESSED EVERYONE.
Comment by Mbaraza Emmanuel on June 24, 2008 at 4:58am
Hi brethren in Christ,
Could you please for these people who are in need of our prayers?
They asked me to pray for them last Sunday when I was on the local Radio here in Yei Sudan.
They are:
1. John of MAG: He has malaria
2. Betty Oba: She has stomach discomforts
3. Charity: Her two children (Becky & Gladys) are sick.
4. Mary Awate: She is recovering from surgical operation done in Nairobi Kenya. She called me from Kenya.
5. Deng Jang: His memory is not perfect. He needs prayers for good memory status.
6. Florence: She has cough and malaria.
7. Gift: A child who is sick of malaria for four days now.
8. Mariam: She has heart burn.
9. Sofa: The father of this child called from 13 miles to ask for prayers for him. He had malaria.
10. Sadia: She asked prayers for her two brothers (Okenyi & Oliver) who are alcohol adicts.
11. Rose Sunday: She has malaria.
12. Joseph: He has malaria.
13. Siama: She has malaria and typhoid.
14. Bernard, Emmanuel, Renold: These children are all from one family and all of them are sick.
15. Lucia: Her 10 year old daughter Bakitha called and ask for prayers for her, she has pain on her breast.
16. Musema: She has general body pain.
17. Konga Flora: She has general body pain.
18. Josephine Jukudu: She is a baby having malaria.
19. Mary Sunday: She is expecting a baby but the month she was expecting to deliver has passed, she is worried.
20. Kofi: He has cough.
21. Sunday Joice: She has post-operation complications.
22. Lobar: Is a child with Anemia (luck of blood) admitted n the hospital.
23. Lilian: She has malaria.
24. Nora Dudu: She has general body pain and fatigue.
25. Sadia: She has her children sick and she needs prayer for their recovery.
26. Vaida: She is sick and need prayers.
27. Modi John: She has been sick for many months now. she is believing God for her healing through the prayers of others.
28. Monday: He and his child are sick and they need prayers.
29. Rose Jamba: She has sorrows. I did encourage her on the Radio. Pray that I will have opportunity to meet her personally soon.
30. Kiden: Her daughter Sarah is sick and she needs prayers.
God bless you as you pray.
Mbaraza Emmanuel
Comment by Shannon Elkins on June 16, 2008 at 12:40am
I marvel how we as Christians look to outward things and people such as wordly governments and politicians to bring about "change". When God has given us all we need to “effect” change in our families, communities, cities, this nation and nations abroad. We have the “agent of real change” living on the inside of us.
Come on, if you are born-again and filled with the Spirit of God, then we must know that it starts with us, THE CHURCH … We have GOD’S Kingdom on the inside of us, the unshakeable, unbreakable, KINGDOM of GOD inside of us. This world is passing way, and it is passing away quickly, just as Jesus said it would.

This is the time for THE CHURCH to rise up, united and take a stand for Jesus. To be counted in and not counted out, despite the opposition and the current conditions of this decaying world. Our HOPE is not here, it is in what is to come – Joy Unspeakable and full of Glory!!!
I cannot in good conscience vote for any of the candidates. Each one has things that they represent or stand for that oppose the Word of God. I am neither Republican or Democrat. I am a daughter of the King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords. I am on His side! I will not change my position no matter the “report”… or “speech”… or “promises of man” or “color, gender, or creed” … I will stand steadfast on the Promises of God Almighty!
I am so glad that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. I know that we can take Him at His word. He is true and faithful.

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is stayed on Him.
Comment by cyndiaholman on June 7, 2008 at 10:28pm
NOMINATION IN U.S. HISTORY.
BASED ON CONVENTIONAL DELEGATES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. OBAMA CLAIMED OVER THE 2118 PLEDGED DELEGATES NEEDED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, AUGUST 2008 TO BECOME A DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.
A CANDIDATE HAS TO BE NOMINATED BY A MAJORITY OF DELEGATES ATTENDING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
HOWEVER THE SUPER DELEGATE COUNTS ARE OF IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT IS THE SUPER DELEGATES(DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, GOVERNORS, AND OTHER DIGNITARIES) THAT UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT INTERNAL POLITICING THAT IS INVOLVED IN LOBBYING FOR SUPERDELEGATE SUPPORT.
THEY ARE GIVEN A VOICE AT THE CONVENTION BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT STRATEGY AND EXPERIENCE.
PART OF LIVING IN A REPRESENTIVE DEMOCRACY IS TRUSTING OUR REPRESENTIVES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
THESE SELECTED PARTY OFFICIALS ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE STATE AND WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHO THE NOMINEE IS. HOWEVER TODAY JUNE 7, 2008, AT THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; HILIARY CLINTON ENDORSED OBAMA WITH FULL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGED HER SUPPORTERS TO JOIN WITH HER IN SUPPORTING BARACK OBAMA AS HARD AS THEY HAVE SERVED HER.
MRS. CLINTON STATED THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS A FAMILY AND IT IS TIME TO RESTORE THE TIES THAT BIND THEM TOGETHER AND COME TOGETHER IN THE IDEALS THEY SHARE AND VALUES THEY CHERISH AND COUNTRY THEY LOVE.
SO DISPITE THE MEDIA RUMORS THAT THE SUPER DELEGATES MAY OVERTURN THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE; BY SWINGING THE ELECTION BACK TO CLINTON'S FAVOR---MOST OF THEM ARE MOVING TOWARDS OBAMA WHO BY PLEDGED DELEGATE COUNT IS THE APPARENT PEOPLES CHOICE.
OF THE TOTAL 4234 DELEGATES; LAST TO COUNT FOR OBAMA WAS
2158 DELEGATES THIS WAS ABOUT THE 4TH OF JUNE, AND SINCE THEN HE'S RECEIVED THE KENNEDY'S ENDORSEMENT AND THE NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES ENDORSEMENTAND TODAY MRS. CLINTON'S ENDORSEMENT.
OF THE TOTAL 4234 FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY-- 3409 DELEGATES ARE PLEDGED AND 825 ARE SUPER DELEGATES; AND OF THE SUPERDELEGATES LAST COUNT FOR OBAMA NOTED WAS 309.5 OUT OF THE 825; IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY MORE.
ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PLEDGED DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN AND ELECTED ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE; AND ARE NOT ACTUALLY BOUND TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE,CONSEQUENTLY THE CANDIDATE CAN REVIEW THE LIST OF PLEDGED DELEGATES AND DELETE ANYONE WHOSE SUPPORT THEY
CONSIDER UNRELIABLE; ACCORDING TO A NEWS SOURCE;

THE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE, IF DELEGATES LEAVE OFFICE, LEAVE THE PARTY, CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE CONVENTION OR IF THE NATIONAL PARTY CHANGES WHAT STATES TO INCLUDE IN THE FINAL COUNT. THESE FIGURES ARE ACCURATE ACCORDING TO CNN SOURCE AS OF JUNE 2, 2008.
ALSO THEY HAVE BEEN POLLING INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND BORDERLINE SOUTHERN STATES; WHO THINK THEY ARE IMPRESSED WITH OBAMA AND WANT TO KNOW WHO HE IS, AND THAT HE NOW HAS TO BEGIN TO DEFINE HIMSELF TO THAT WIDE BODY OF VOTERS WHO WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HIM IN THE FALL.
OBAMA'S ORATORICAL ON HIS POLITICAL VIEWS OF ISSUES HAVE BEEN OUT FRONT AND STRAIGHT FORWARD, HE HAS BEEN ASSERTIVE, POSITIVE AND CONFIDENT AND VERY PERSAUSIVE IN HIS DEDICATION TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE IN OUR ECONOMY AMONG OTHER THINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
(SEE HIS NOMINATION SPEECH ON YOUTUBE AT ST. PAUL, MN..)--5 WAYS AMERICA WILL LEAD, ALSO SEE HIS BIOGRAPHY
IN REGARDS TO MCCAIN AND THE GOP; THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO BE LEANING MORE TO THE RIGHT THEN THE LEFT WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING THE PRESIDENT.
PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF OLD IDEALS, ONE COMMENTATOR SAID, THEY PUT A ROOM TOGETHER AND JOHN MCCAIN WAS THE YOUNGEST IN THE ROOM! OK ; HOWEVER THEY'VE SAID THAT MCCAIN LINGERS IN THE SHADOW OF AN UNPOPULAR PRESIDENT AND MANY OF HIS SUPPORTERS ARE UPSET AT HIS SUPPORT OF THE IRAQI WAR, MCCAIN IS HOPING TO FIND OBAMA WEAK ON NATIONAL SECURITY.
MY SUGGESTION IS TO LISTEN TO OBAMA SPEECH "5 WAYS AMERICA WILL LEAD"
YOU BE THE JUDGE.
LET'S WATCH AND PRAY AS OBAMA CONTINUES THIS CHALLENGE, DON'T FORGET THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN AUGUST 2008 AND HOPE THAT HIS DELEGATES ARE RELIABLE TO THEIR SUPPORT FOR OBAMA AND THAT THEY WILL SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT IN VOTE COUNT FOR HIM.
REMEMBER THESE SUPER DELEGATES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INDICATE PREFERENCE FOR A CANDIDATE; THEY CAN VOTE FOR WHOM EVER THEY CHOOSE,THEY REPRESENT VOTES AT THE RESPECTIVE CONVENTIONS.
ALSO REMEMBER THAT PLEDGED DELEGATES ARE NOT ACTUALLY BOUND TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE.
INFO. ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: DELEGATES CONSIST OF PLEDGED AND UN PLEDGED DELEGATES; TOTAL DELEGATES 2380 LAST NOTED MCCAIN HAD 1517 PLEDGED DELEGATES, ONLY 1191 PLEDGED DELEGATES WERE NEEDED FOR HIM TO BE NOMINATED.
OF THE UNPLEDGED DELEGATES WHICH COMPRISES OF 463 OF THE 2380; MCCAIN HAD 85 ;OF THE 463 LAST NOTED.
A SIZABLE MINORITY OF UNPLEDGED DELEGATES AUTOMATICALLY BECOME DELEGATES BY VIRTUE OF THEIR STATUS AS EITHER PARTY CHAIR OR A NATIONAL PARTY COMMITTEE PERSON.
THIS GROUP IS KNOWN AS UNPLEDGED RNC MEMBER DELEGATES.
AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INDICATE PREFERENCE FOR A CANDIDATE.
THEIR PLEDGED DELEGATES HAVE TO INDICATESUPPORT FOR A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE AT THE CONVENTION. SO LETS WATCH CLOSELY.

ANOTHER THING I'VE NOTICED IN LOOKING UP THE NAME BARACK IN HEBREW IT IS SIMILAR TO BARAK (BAW-RAK) MEANING TO KNEEL, TO BLESS GOD, ALSO A BLESSING BESTOWED ON ANYONE BY GOD.
VERY INTERESTING, IS IT PROPHETIC FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS. LETS PRAY SO, KEEP HIM AND FAMILY IN PRAYERS; AS THE WORD OF GOD SAYS: AND WE KNOW ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD, TO THEM WHO ARE THE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.
DESTINED TO WIN!--BE BLESSED.
Comment by ShekinahLife on June 6, 2008 at 4:37pm
Interesting Dream last night,... We -[the Sheeple ]-were being rounded up for forced Surgical procedures:::...anybody else???
I have had similar dreams for several nights~~
ALSO has any body seen the FORCED innoculations that are going on in N.J.~ W/ Police authority behind it>>((( If you want more info I can pass it to you )))

Also on the Tenth of this month They [The Controllors] will vote in Making it Mandatory for Forced Innoculations in New York for your Children...and this is not just for the Measels People ...
Would the Watchman Of G-D Please stand Up and say something !


A Friend sent these links~~I thought to pass them on ( as well look for related Vid's)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtGzYBgH3gTHIS one is a WAKE -UP call.


http://www.infowars.com/?p=2560Hillary and Obama In Secret Bilderberg Rendezvous


Okay, for those who don't know anything about the Bilderberg Group:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HRY7ScuBGcBBC Radio on the Bilderberg Group 2002

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLnFlfhwzLU

CNN - Bilderberg plans for New World Order

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PSL7UugE7s

Bilderberg meeting 2007 Network documentary (English subtitles)

Wake up, Sheeple. Obama is Playing with the most evil people on this planet or he may in fact be innocent...IF not he just another Globalist puppet.

Yopu all want this man as a Leader and I have no problem with that,.. But when Reagan was Pres. somebody TRIED to ...Lets just say replace him.

If Mr "O" gets in then so will Hillery and Bill and the whole gang one big happy family They will all Marry UP...and you are not invited to dinner.

However PLEASE' Pray for Mr "O" if that should happen~~as a man in the Prophetic office, I Can't say more at this time....But Pray for this man and His Family.
Comment by Dr. J Thomas on June 5, 2008 at 5:56pm
From A NIGGA to a BLACK MAN in just ONE VOTE
Every now and then, comes an inspiration that can lift a people to new heights. Something so profound that it changes the expectations of the man/woman to the core of self. Sometimes, self pride is achieved through the power of example set by something or someone that you admire dearly. In this world, that can be so cut throat at times, its was hard to imagine a shared dream vs a dream deferred, until now. My grand father had Joe Lewis, my father had Dr. King and Malcolm X, and now I have Barack Obama. So I will fight like Joe, dream like King, and like Malcolm I will support Obama "By any means necessary". Its OUR time, not just as black people but as a people period. At this point the old lie should die, because now the oppressor can only be found in the minds and hearts of those who choose to acknowledge the self created fact that an oppressor even exists. Push forward my people towards new ideas not for the color of skin, but for the good of all men. Congratulations to Barack Obama.. To all my convicted felons, restored rights, restore life so you can still dream. To all my none voting revolutionaries, if it came down to war, wouldn't it be wise to use every weapon available including the vote? And to last but not least my nigga's, I know you have been trained to have no trust in your brothers, brain washed into believing that if trusted with running this country Barack would do nothing but embarrass us as a people, like you haven't done that to our people already, like he could do something that other presidents can look at him in discuss, like sale arms to our enemies then accuse them of having them, then go to take them back but cant find them, or be so closely related to the biggest terrorist attack (other than on Iraq, and Slavery) that ever took place in American history. Find reason to stand beside Obama other than in front of him blocking his way. It taking till 2008 for this to happen for black people is embarrassing enough, he can not do worse than that so lighten up. See everybody at the polls!

PS. Yes we can.
Comment by Carlette on June 3, 2008 at 10:11pm
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God and are the called according to His purpose.
Comment by Mrs. Denise Jones on June 3, 2008 at 3:20pm
There is much to be said about Obama....and then there is much to be said about the black community rallying around him like they did OJ, "good or bad".... But how much do we really know about this brother? I have search and read alot about him, but I still come up doubtful. There is something strange about this wonderful young man. Colin Powell, one of the most influential individual I know, who I know would have and could have gotten this same kind of support, but bowed out...I wonder what is the hidden agenda behind politics - because we know that there is. Obama, don't seem to be afraid and he tends to go with the flow - whats really going on and who are really his financial backers. I would love to live to see the first African American President, but one of CHARACTER. I am concerned about him now that he quit his home church, after a VISITING pastors comments. Something is not right....guess we'll see in the future, because God IS UNVIELING all that is evil.

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