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Obama and Clinton, sharing the spotlight in Denver.

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Clinton supporters had promised trouble if her name was not placed in nomination at the Democratic Convention.

The Obama campaign said today it will. She also was scheduled to speak on Tuesday with Bill Clinton

on Wednesday the same night as the vice presidential nominee. Is this evidence that Hillary is

the choice for the second spot?

Or is it proof that she's not? In either case, will the Clintons still dominate the show?

On To the Point, this comes amid revelations about Clinton's primary strategy against Obama,

which appears to have been adopted by John McCain. What are the prospects for party unity? First,

here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D.

and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Mormon-Aulney, back with To the Point.

Barack Obama has agreed to let Hillary Clinton be nominated at the Democratic Convention,

complete with a roll call of states and a parade on the floor.

On To the Point, it's billed as a symbolic gesture,

but it raises questions about who's really running the show.

We'll talk about that today.

First, this news update.

I don't see any prospect

for the use of military force by the United States in this situation. Is that clear enough?

That was Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a news conference this morning where he outlined the humanitarian effort in Georgia

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