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HALPERIN’S TAKE: All You Need to Know About the Obama and McCain Picks
HALPERIN’S TAKE: All You Need to Know About the Obama and McCain Picks
Getty–No civilian could or would believe how much resources news organizations are wasting trying to break the veep stories.–Obama and McCain understand the media well enough to know what actions would risk a leak, and their campaigns will sequence accordingly.–The “imperative” McCain might have felt two months ago to make a “bold” pick has faded enough that he can now see the difference ...
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Giuliani to give keynote speech
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... CBS is reporting that Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote speech at the GOP convention next month. Giuliani was close to McCain before they faced off in the GOP primary and, after his disappointing third-place finish in Florida, the former New York mayor quickly threw his support to McCain.  ...

Who's the "certain network correspondent?"
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Mark Halperin breaks down the veepstakes chase, in which "no civilian could or would believe how much resources news organizations are wasting trying to break the veep stories." ...

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