“She is going to be a great asset when we go into November to make sure we beat the Republicans. That I promise you. Whatever differences Senator Clinton and I may have, those differences pale in comparison to the other side.”

Says in South Dakota he called Sen. Clinton to congratulate her on Puerto Rico Victory and praises her campaign in the event.

Hillary Clinton will win Puerto Rico, could take home as many as 35 delegates based on exit polls and 49% of the vote in.

The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee agreed yesterday to seat the full Michigan and Florida delegations with 1/2 of the vote. Meaning that the magic number of delegates needed is now 2,118. Obama currently has 2,052 and Clinton 1,877.5

It wasn’t long ago that Senator Obama claimed he could no more disavow the Reverend Wright than he could a family member, then he did. This weekend, after refusing for over a year to abandon a church that many have seen as radical and detrimental to his presidential candidacy, Obama has left.

Reason noted a little cited 2004 speech by Senator Obama in which he said “time for us to end the embargo with Cuba…. It’s time for us to acknowledge that that particular policy has failed.” It is a position that is held in liberal Democratic circles but largely opposed by the very influential Cuban American voting block.

So fast forward to today and take a look at Obama’s speech on Latin America given in Miami. Today Obama says he will maintain the embargo adding “It provides us with the leverage to present the regime with a clear choice: if you take significant steps toward democracy, beginning with the freeing of all political prisoners, we will take steps to begin normalizing relations. That’s the way to bring about real change in Cuba—through strong, smart and principled diplomacy.”

As Reason notes, this is a pretty major policy shift for Obama that hasn’t been noted much by the press.

The London Telegraph reports on a rumored deal that could allow Senator Clinton to exit the Democratic primary race gracefully. According to the report team Obama has been telling their Democratic colleagues Clinton will be given a large role in an Obama administration in moving policy, potentially as Health Secretary and playing a major role in getting any legislation through the Senate.

From the report:

The Obama camp, however, remains nervous about Mrs Clinton’s intentions and ambitions, and is preparing a face-saving package that will allow her to continue to play a role in health care reform, which has been her signature issue for more than a decade. Despite pressure from some Clinton allies, Mr Obama and his advisers do not wish to ask her to be his vice-presidential running mate. “They will talk to her,” one Democrat strategist close to senior figures in the Obama camp told The Sunday Telegraph. “They will give her the respect she deserves. She will get something to do with health care, a cabinet post or the chance to lead the legislation through the Senate.”

Another Democrat who has discussed strategy with friends in the Obama inner circle said that Mr Obama was openly considering asking Mrs Clinton to join his cabinet, alongside two other former presidential rivals: John Edwards, who is seen as a likely attorney general; and Joe Biden, who is a leading contender to become Secretary of State.

While this is moving toward a Democratic “Dream Team” this might well be the plan for an administration that could rally conservatives in the fall.

55 delegates at stake, polls open until 3PM Eastern and Clinton favored to win the popular vote.