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HILLARY Clinton has made a powerful plea for Democratic party unity, urging the 18 million people who voted for her to move swiftly behind Barack Obama as their party’s presidential nominee, writes Denis Stauntonin Denver.

“Whether you voted for me or you voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose,” she said.