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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 8/23/2008
CNN confirms: Obama names Biden as VP
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama has selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate on the Democratic ticket for the White House, two Democratic sources told CNN.

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Talking Points Memo:  AP: It's Biden

techPresident:  Epic Text Message Fail? Media Gets Biden News Hours Before Supporters

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AP: It's Biden
Talking Points Memo — The AP is reporting that Joe Biden is the one. CNN is carrying a similar report. Earlier this evening, ABC reported that a Secret Service detail was on its way to Biden's Delaware home. ...

Epic Text Message Fail? Media Gets Biden News Hours Before Supporters
techPresident — ... , ABC News confirmed that Biden was getting Secret Service protection. The first official confirmation that I could find came from CNN at 12:45 a.m. The promised "be the first to know" text message came a full two hours later. ...

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