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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Obama, the 'presumptive' nominee?</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988769.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Mark MurrayThe powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which is backing Obama, just issued a press release calling Obama the "presumptive" Democratic nominee.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:OBAMA: CLEARLY THE PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Obama, the 'presumptive' nominee?</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988769.aspx#988819</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:10:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:988819</guid><dc:creator>Deward Bowles, Houston, Texas</dc:creator><description>Clinton missed a chance to put the party back together tonight in her speech and failed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am very disappointed in her and I think the American people are disappointed as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The next few days all the super delegates will pour in for Obama and this will be like the Philly in the horse race that broke both ankles at the finish line.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Indiana has yet to be decided and if Obama wins Clinton's speech tonight will go down as a pinnacle moment in our country. A spectacle of the old politics of fear, pandering and divisiveness, Clinton missed a chance to put the party back together tonight in her speech and failed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am very disappointed in her and I think the American people are disappointed as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The next few days all the super delegates will pour in for Obama and this will be like the Philly in the horse race that broke both ankles at the finish line.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Indiana has yet to be decided and if Obama wins Clinton's speech tonight will go down in history as a pinnacle moment in America.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A spectacle of the old politics of fear, pandering and divisiveness, that died in the democratic party this night.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Next the Republicans and McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Obama, the 'presumptive' nominee?</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988769.aspx#988822</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:12:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:988822</guid><dc:creator>Rick,Ky</dc:creator><description>All of us Barack Obama supporter's knew this after his 12 state Victory streak. The rest of ya just could'nt bear That Fact. O well, Life goes on, gas is $ 3.70 a gallon &amp;amp; rising daily. Damn wright I'm Bitter!</description></item><item><title>Obama, the 'presumptive' nominee?</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988769.aspx#988823</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:12:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:988823</guid><dc:creator>sem, va</dc:creator><description>even if you add michigan, and florida. obama wins delegates, popular votes, states, everything. senator clinton should gracefully leave. </description></item><item><title>Obama, the 'presumptive' nominee?</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988769.aspx#988825</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 04:13:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:988825</guid><dc:creator>Tom Kelly. Lafayette-we go Obama</dc:creator><description>Whoa. &amp;nbsp;No way. &amp;nbsp;MSNBC go back to bashing him like you did the past two weeks. &amp;nbsp;Thanks guys. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;ps. &amp;nbsp;Why am I up this late??</description></item></channel></rss>