Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy is widely seen as a sign of progress for African Americans, and more than a third of U.S. adults say his nomination tonight makes them prouder to be Americans.
| After dips in public opinion toward the end of the primaries, narrow majorities of all voters now view both Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton favorably, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But both still receive lower marks than Sen. Barack Obama.
