Obama and Clinton put on united front

Hillary Clinton’s name will join Barack Obama’s on a list of candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, a gesture of unity also aimed at mollifying her supporters, who Mr Obama needs as the race for the presidency tightens.

Less than two weeks before the Democratic convention, polls show a tight race between Mr Obama and Republican John McCain, who has caught up with his Democratic rival as he portrays him as a foreign policy and national security lightweight and a “celebrity” akin to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.