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AP: Obama chooses Biden as running mate
democraticunderground.com - 8/23/2008
AP: Obama chooses Biden as running mate
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Source: [b]MSNBC.COM[/b] Foreign Relations Committee chairman has globe-trotting credentials MSNBC staff and news service reports updated 6 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The Associated Press has learned that Delaware Senator Joe Biden is Barack Obama's choice to be his vice presidential running mat...

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Pirate's Cove — Obligatory Biden’s Barry’s Bitch Vice Presidential pick. Even the New York Times couldn’t get excited, particularly at 3am, several hours after all the Obama supporters were informed by the TV news, and could finally walk away from their phones and take a shower and get something to eat Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messages early Saturday. Mr. Obama’s selection ended a two-month search that was ...

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