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Published 1/7/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will go to DNC headquarters on Capitol Hill Thursday to pass the leadership torch of the party to incoming chairman Tim Kaine, the current governor of Virginia. Kaine, an early backer of Obama’s presidential campaign who was also on the vice presidential short list, recently [...] (link)

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