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Bill Clinton hindered wife's VP chances, book reveals
cnn.com - 10/30/2009
Bill Clinton hindered wife's VP chances, book reveals
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Some Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticket," though the notion that the two once-bitter primary rivals would team up always seemed far-fetched.
Obama wanted Clinton as VP, Plouffe says
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/29/2009
Obama wanted Clinton as VP, Plouffe says
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Obama was seriously considering picking Clinton as his running mate, a new book reveals. (CNN) - Some... Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticket," though the notion ... (more) Obama wanted Clinton as VP, Plouffe says

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Top of the Ticket:  Ex-aide to Obama says he really did consider Hillary as VP but Bill Clinton's presence quashed it

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Ex-aide to Obama says he really did consider Hillary as VP but Bill Clinton's presence quashed it
Top of the Ticket — ... Plouffe reportedly says Obama insisted her name be on the initial list after the Democratic Party primaries were settled in early June of 2008 and kept it there all summer into early August, until shortly before the Democratic National Convention in Denver. ...

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