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Published 9/4/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker
Did McCain even consider Mike Huckabee for the ticket?
In his speech tonight he stuck the knife in Joe Biden but he did it with wit. ("Sarah Palin got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden received running for president!") One historical correction: Huckabee said Abraham Lincoln once said, "A government [...]
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