Denver, Aug. 28 : Former U. S. President Bill Clinton has said that he believes that Afro-American Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will lead the country like no one else has in the past.

In a ringing endorsement of Haiwaiian-born Obama ahead of the November 4, 2008 presidential election, Clinton said: “Barack Obama is ready to lead America and restore American leadership in the world. Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States.”

Denver, Aug 27: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sent “here’s my V. P.” text messages from his own cell phone to 2.9 million people, costing him around 290,000 dollars. The cell company charged him 10 cents for each one.

The company’s Nielsen Mobile division did the math, monitoring approximately 40,000 SMS short-code lines in the US and coming up with the final tally of 2.9 million, the CBS News reported.

Denver, Colorado - Denver police arrested 13 anti-abortion protesters Tuesday during a sit-down protest near the Pepsi Centre where Democrats are meeting to nominate Senator Barack Obama as their presidential candidate, according to a report in the Denver Post.

"A vote for Obama and Biden is a vote to sustain legalized child killing," one of the protestors, Randall Terry, was quoted as shouting. "The police are enforcing the laws of obstructing traffic yet they won't enforce the laws against the killing of children."

Denver, Aug 27 : New York Senator Hillary Clinton called on Democrats to unite as one party behind Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying that despite an acrimonious primary duel they were on the “same team.”

“We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines,” said Hillary. With her husband and daughter lending moral support throughout the day, she deferred her own dreams to deliver an emphatic plea to unite behind her rival, Obama, no matter what ill will lingers.

Denver, Colorado - Demanding equal pay for equal work and affordable health care for all, Senate women took the podium Tuesday at the Democratic convention to offer their support for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who narrowly lost the centre- left party's nomination to Obama, introduced the senators in a video appearance and is to make her own appeal for party unity later in the evening.

Denver, Colorado  - After days of low-key protests, 100 demonstrators were arrested by police on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention after refusing requests to disperse, police media officials said Tuesday.

Police said in a statement that a protest crowd of about 300 people had gathered near Civic Center Park near the state capitol building in downtown Denver, and "many were observed carrying rocks and other items that could be used to threaten public safety."

Denver police used pepper spray after the protestors "suddenly rushed a police safety line," police said.