Democrats make history, and Obama the nominee

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DENVER, Colorado (AFP) — In a deafening moment of history, Democrats made Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, as they rode a delirious outpouring of unity, hope and tears.

Obama took his stunning political rise to new heights as his primary foe Hillary Clinton dramatically halted a roll-call vote at the party convention , and called for the 47-year-old Illinois senator to be enshrined the nominee.

Only Republican John McCain, who accepts his party's nomination next week, can now stop Obama's historic quest before it reaches the White House.

Tears streamed down the faces of never-say-die Clinton supporters while many African-American Obama backers also gave in to their emotions, faced with a reality many thought they would never...