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Obama notifies candidates on shortlist
cnn.com - 8/22/2008
Obama notifies candidates on shortlist
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Sen. Barack Obama says he has decided on his running mate but is not yet ready to reveal the name.

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CNN: Obama Calling Unselected VP Contenders
(Obsolete Feed) — Thanks, but no thanks: Sen. Barack Obama called some people on his shortlist for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as a running mate, a highly placed Democratic Party source said. The source did not say which people got the call. Obama has told some other potential running mates over the last few weeks that he would not be choosing them. NBC cameraman Jim Long is camped outside of Joe Biden’s house and posting updates on Twitter. Biden seems to be a favorite ...

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Friday
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. CNN: Obama Notifies Candidates on Short List New York Times: ...

Nader Wanks
Booman Tribune — If you wanted to make the argument that there really isn't any difference between the two major parties, you might advocate this : Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader said Clinton is the smart choice because she is the only person who would help Obama get more votes. "And if he's going to say, 'One people, one nation,' he can raise the banner of unity with her as his vice presidential running mate," he said Thursday on "American Morning." Nader also told the Politico Web site that Obama wouldn't be "that dumb" to pick Bayh or Biden to be vice president. And when ...

Calling Card
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Friday, August 22, 2008 [image] Calling Card [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] Obama is making notifications. 08/22 10:40 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us This page loaded in 0.018962 seconds.

Friday in August: One Last Veep Speculation Thread
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... *Well, now that Barack Obama is calling the unlucky ones, we're running out of time to do the last fun speculation thing prior to the election, and I still haven't thrown up a post of significance about all this. So here goes.* ...

Shock: Obama never vetted Hillary?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... , but otherwise he’s a cipher. Ain’t happening. But we’ll know for sure soon enough: Barry O is making his final phone calls while Hillary takes a ...

The VP Name Game
A Blog For All — ... where bad news usually goes into the memory hole because media coverage is less on Saturday? He's apparently narrowed things down somewhat - though from CNN's take , that would still be quite a few characters. One person who supposedly wont be standing next to Obama at the end of the day will be ...

Veepstakes: Breathless anticipation
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings David Brooks makes a cliché-riddled case for Biden, "a lunch-bucket Democrat," a man of honesty, loyalty, and experience. As something of a Biden supporter-admirer myself, it's a case I like, and, for once, a Brooks column doesn't give me atrocious indigestion. And Brooks's column is a fount of calm detachment compared to what is being churned out elsewhere: CNN: "Obama notifies candidates on shortlist." AP: "Obama is hours away from ...

Obama notifies candidates on shortlist
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Barack Obama called some people on his shortlist for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as a running mate, a highly placed Democratic Party source said. The source did not say which people got the call. Rep. Chet Edwards said Friday that the campaign had vetted him but that he hasn't talked to Obama. Edwards, 56, is a nine-term congressman representing a central Texas district that includes President Bush's ranch in Crawford. Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/22/obama.vp/index.h... More at the link, but it's stuff we've ...

Veepstakes: Not Bayh, not Kaine, likely Biden
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings According to NBC's Andrea Mitchell, both Bayh and Kaine have been "told they're not it." Meanwhile, according to ABC's Political Punch, the Secret Service has been sent "to assume the immediate protection" of Biden. According to CNN's Political Ticker, there's been "a flurry of activity" at Biden's Delaware home. Also according to CNN, the pick will be announced tomorrow morning. And, apparently, it won't ...

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