Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterMcCain makes surprise pick of little known woman governor for VP (AFP)
Published 8/29/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AFP - Republican John McCain unveiled a major surprise in the White House race Friday by picking a little known governor from the oil-rich state of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his running-mate.
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