AP tally: Obama effectively clinches nomination

[b][i]By DAVID ESPO and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writers
6/3/2008 14:30 ET

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after a grueling marathon, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House. [/i][/b]

And then there were two…