Published 8/7/2008
by Mark Murray
at First Read
DEMOCRATS : The Clinton and Obama camps put out a joint statement, after suggestions the Clintons are not genuinely behind Obama’s campaign and that she has not abandoned plans to be officially nominated at the convention. Clinton said she has no inside information on Obama’s vice presidential pick . “[T]his is a very personal decision for Senator Obama and I have no inside information as to how he is proceeding with his decision,” she told reporters Wednesday. “I'm out there supporting him, doing everything I can to make sure he gets elected and I will do same for whatever ticket there is.” Clinton will host a web chat at noon ET for those who didn’t win a chance to spend an evening with her. The New York Times tries to read between the physical lines at the Obama-Bayh event yesterday. It didn't find much.
The son and brother of Sen. Joe Biden are being sued for $10 million over a deal to buy into a hedge fund. A Deutsche Bank executive in London ...
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