Top Democrats want quick end to nomination battle

WASHINGTON - US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and party chairman Howard Dean will urge uncommitted delegates to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton when primaries are over next week and bring the presidential nomination process to a quick end.

"By this time next week, it will all be over give or take a day," Reid said of the marathon race between the front-running Barack Obama, a African-American, and Mrs. Clinton, the former First Lady.