Obama, Clinton put racial spat behind them

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton promised on Tuesday to put an end to their recent dispute over race and praised each other's commitment to civil rights.

The top Democratic rivals agreed their clash on the issue was exacerbated by overzealous supporters and said it was time to focus on issues of importance to U.S. voters.

"We both have exuberant and sometimes uncontrollable supporters," Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady, said during a friendly debate in Nevada. "We need to get this campaign where it should be. We're all family in the Democratic Party."

Obama, an Illinois senator who would be the first black president, said Clinton and the other top contender, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, were both committed to civil rights.

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