Sen. Hillary Clinton finally and formally suspended her campaign on Saturday, offering her full support behind Barack Obama, endorsing the Democratic White House nominee, and vowing to do all she could to make her former foe president.

Clinton ended her pursuit to be the first woman commander in chief with urging her supporters to vote for Obama, saying he was a man of "grace and grit".

She said, "The way to continue our fight now, to accomplish the goals for which we stand is to take our energy, our passions, our strengths and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama the next president of the United States.”

"Today, as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won and the extraordinary race he has run," said the former first lady.
Vying to become the first African-American president in US history, Obama welcomed Clinton’s endorsement and paid tribute to her "valiant and historic" campaign.

In a statement, Obama said, "No one knows better than Senator Clinton how desperately America and the American people need change, and I know she will continue to be in the forefront of that battle this fall and for years to come.” Although he remained silent on whether he would pick Clinton as his running mate, Obama said he was "thrilled and honored to have Senator Clinton's support."

On Saturday the most prominent statement on Clinton's website read, "Support Senator Obama today. Sign up now and together we can write the next chapter in America's history."