Sen. Barack Obama has been nominated to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
Sen. Barack Obama has been nominated to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
Obama's name was put forward just after supporters of vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton nominated her in a symbolic gesture.
Clinton had released her delegates earlier Wednesday to back the Illinois senator, who was on the eve of making history by being the first black person to accept his party's nomination.
Obama was officially nominated by Michael Wilson of Florida, a medic and Iraq war veteran. A labor activist, Dolores Heurta of California, placed Clinton's name in nomination.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
DENVER (AP) _ Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's name has been placed in nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention.
It had to be bittersweet moment for Clinton, who lost a bruising primary season fight with Sen. Barack Obama and who earlier in the day released her delegates to support him.
Labor activist Dolores Huerta of California put Clinton's name into nomination. She said, "I love and respect Hillary Clinton."
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