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McCain Schedules Rally for Saturday Evening
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/28/2008
McCain Schedules Rally for Saturday Evening
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Could it be a clue, given that one of the finalists on John McCain's shortlist, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, is an Orthodox Jew who does not work on the Sabbath?

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Firedoglake — ... .  The McCain campaign is scheduling an event for Saturday night.  The Caucus concludes that since Lieberman doesn't do events on the Sabbath, unless it's a giant head fake he's not getting the VP nod.  Tim Tagaris reminds me he showed up to the Temptations on a Friday night during the Lamont race, so I'm not sure he wouldn't sell that out too.  But I'm also hearing Kay Bailey Hutchinson, based on -- well, nothing. ...

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