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swamppolitics.com - 8/20/2008
Joe Biden Obama's VP-pick: 'Bet my life'
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by Mark Silva Okay, it's getting to be that time in the running mate-stakes when the pundits put their chips on the table. On the question of Barack Obama's imminent running mate, Howard Fineman, seasoned observer of all things political, picks Joe Biden, seasoned member of the United States Senate from Delaware. "Within the last few hours I've spoken with two of the finalists for ...

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B-I-N-G-O?
Firedoglake — ... ...except that just means that he isn't the guy unless he's told definitively that he is the guy...and questions abound. And other connected folks around the Beltway have been pointing in Biden's direction. ...

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