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CNN’s John King is reporting that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has selected Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) as his running mate. King said the Obama campaign will officially reveal the selection in a text message to over three million people soon. Obama is scheduled to appear with Biden at a rally this afternoon in Springfield, IL.
Biden, who ran as a presidential candidate in 1987 and 2007, has ...
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... Think Progress has a great compilation going of memorable Joe Biden moments (in print and video formats) and reminders of stands he's taken. A nice handy bookmark for future reference. ...
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Rising Hegemon —
... Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) vice presidential short list, criticized Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) yesterday for his selection of Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as his running mate. Instead, ...
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Combing Barack Obama's schedule for VP-pick clues
latimesblogs.latimes.com 8/18/2008 — With time running out for Barack Obama to finally announce his much-anticipated pick of a running mate, the search for any clue that might provide a hint has gone into overdrive. Thus, there is unusual interest in Obama's schedule. Obama this ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com 8/18/2008 — With time running out for Barack Obama to finally announce his much-anticipated pick of a running mate, the search for any clue that might provide a hint has gone into overdrive. Thus, there is unusual interest in Obama's schedule. Obama this ...
2 GOP Sources: It’s Romney
thepage.time.com 8/22/2008 — Two Republicans who know say McCain has settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate. Developing... Meanwhile: If you are the wagering type, bet on Obama announcing Joe Biden as his running mate on Saturday.
thepage.time.com 8/22/2008 — Two Republicans who know say McCain has settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate. Developing... Meanwhile: If you are the wagering type, bet on Obama announcing Joe Biden as his running mate on Saturday.
Obama: I've Decided On A Running Mate
huffingtonpost.com 8/22/2008 — CHICAGO — Barack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today on Thursday that he went with someone who is independent and would challenge him in the White House. He also ...
huffingtonpost.com 8/22/2008 — CHICAGO — Barack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today on Thursday that he went with someone who is independent and would challenge him in the White House. He also ...
I Think It's Me
feedproxy.google.com 8/22/2008 — I can confirm that Sen. Obama has not called to tell me that I am not going to be his running mate. I can read the tea leaves as well as anyone, and I think this is pretty conclusive proof that I am not yet out of the running. I've been nothing if ...
feedproxy.google.com 8/22/2008 — I can confirm that Sen. Obama has not called to tell me that I am not going to be his running mate. I can read the tea leaves as well as anyone, and I think this is pretty conclusive proof that I am not yet out of the running. I've been nothing if ...
Joe Biden Is Obama's Vice Presidential Running Mate: Report
huffingtonpost.com 8/23/2008 — CNN is reporting that Barack Obama has selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential running mate. More on Joe Biden <br style="clear: both;"/> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" ...
huffingtonpost.com 8/23/2008 — CNN is reporting that Barack Obama has selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential running mate. More on Joe Biden <br style="clear: both;"/> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" ...
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 8/23/2008 — Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware will become Senator Barack Obama's running mate, The New York Times has learned. Mr. Biden made an early bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 8/23/2008 — Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware will become Senator Barack Obama's running mate, The New York Times has learned. Mr. Biden made an early bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
McCain to Biden: “I’ll Get Back to You Real Soon on Your Debating Opponent”
thepage.time.com 8/23/2008 — In his weekly Saturday radio address, the Arizonan notes the Friday hype around Obama’s selection choice, congratulates his newly minted No. 2. “All the talk today is about my opponent’s selection of his running mate. To his new ...
thepage.time.com 8/23/2008 — In his weekly Saturday radio address, the Arizonan notes the Friday hype around Obama’s selection choice, congratulates his newly minted No. 2. “All the talk today is about my opponent’s selection of his running mate. To his new ...
It’s Obama-Biden
theglitteringeye.com 8/24/2008 — Partisans and ideologues of all stripes have begun to comment on Sen. Obama’s selection of Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate: WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his ...
theglitteringeye.com 8/24/2008 — Partisans and ideologues of all stripes have begun to comment on Sen. Obama’s selection of Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate: WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his ...
Obama Camp Will Send Text Tomorrow Morning
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 8/23/2008 — According to a campaign official, the plan is to send out the text message a few hours before Obama's 12pm CT event in Springfield. Most everyone in the national press corps think that it's Joe Biden. But no one knows, and no one is willing to ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 8/23/2008 — According to a campaign official, the plan is to send out the text message a few hours before Obama's 12pm CT event in Springfield. Most everyone in the national press corps think that it's Joe Biden. But no one knows, and no one is willing to ...
Maybe this is the Biden-Obama ticket?
hotair.com 8/23/2008 — The McCain campaign is already referring to Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s mentor, and in his introduction of his new running mate, Obama seemed to agree. [...] Read the rest »
hotair.com 8/23/2008 — The McCain campaign is already referring to Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s mentor, and in his introduction of his new running mate, Obama seemed to agree. [...] Read the rest »
“So Let Me Introduce to You the Next President–the Next Vice President…”
thepage.time.com 8/23/2008 — Obama slips up while introducing his newly minted veep Biden in Springfield Illinois at the state house, accidentally calls him “the next President.” McCain camp responds: “Barack Obama sounded as though he turned over the top spot ...
thepage.time.com 8/23/2008 — Obama slips up while introducing his newly minted veep Biden in Springfield Illinois at the state house, accidentally calls him “the next President.” McCain camp responds: “Barack Obama sounded as though he turned over the top spot ...
Oops: Obama accidentally introduces Biden as “the next president” — Sister Toldjah
Earlier today, Barry Oh! officially announced in Springfield, IL his VP pick - Senator Joe Biden. But he slipped up at first and announced him as “the next president.” It’s already posted on YouTube, for your enjoyment:
Transcript (via Ed ):
Let me introduce to you the next President … the next Vice-President of the United States of America … Joe Biden!
The ...
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate (official -- text received) — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]NY Times[/b]
Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messages early Saturday.
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NY Times Breaking News Alert: Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate — The Democratic Daily
This just in from the NY Times via my email: News Alert: Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Saturday, August 23, 2008 — 1:03 AM ET
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Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware will become Senator
Barack Obama’s running mate, The New York Times has learned.
Mr. Biden made an early bid ...
AP: Kaine Says He's Out of VP Hunt — 44
By Michael D. Shear Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) will not be the vice presidential running mate for Sen. Barack Obama, the Associated Press reported tonight, citing a Democratic source close to the governor. The AP reported that Kaine told associates today that Obama had informed him that he would not be the running mate. Kaine flew to Denver on a private plane today with his family to ...
Obama not ready to name running mate just yet — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]AP[/b]
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WASHINGTON - Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the running mate he has chosen but has not yet announced had to meet three standards to join the Democratic ticket: Prepared to be president, able to help him govern and willing to challenge his think...
World Leader Wannabe — Conservative Belle
I was scanning some headlines and read that Barack Obama has been calling all the people whom he didn't select to be his vice-presidential running mate. Then I read this statement in the article : "I won't comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world," he said while campaigning in Virginia. "That's all you're going to get out of me." Why did he add that part at ...
VP Predictions Open Comment Thread: — The Volokh Conspiracy
Obama may announce running mate later today WASHINGTON - Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the running mate he has chosen — but has not yet announced — had to meet three standards to join the Democratic ticket: Prepared to be president, able to help him govern and willing to challenge his thinking. Those criteria did little to narrow the guessing game as Obama prepared for a ...
It won't be Nunn — Citizen Crain
Relax everybody, former Senator Sam Nunn will not be Senator Barack Obama's running mate. He is scheduled to be out of the country through Monday and Obama is scheduled to appear with his chosen running mate in Springfield, Illinois on...
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I realize the McCain campaign wants to separate itself from President Bush, but unless they want their running mate appearing in DNC ads echoing Obama's talking points, I think they have to choose a different running mate.
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Obama says he's decided on a running mate — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Yahoo News[/b]
CHICAGO - Barack Obama says he's decided on a running mate, but he won't say who. The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today on Thursday that he went with someone who is independent and would challenge him in the White House. He also said he wanted someone who i...
Such a tease — Corrente
CNN :
Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he’s not saying who it is.
“I won’t comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world,” he said Thursday. “That’s all you’re going to get out of me.”
Obama is expected to appear at a rally with his running mate in Springfield, Illinois, Saturday. ...
Obama has decided on running mate — The Swamp
by John McCormick
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Sen. Barack Obama has picked his running mate, but still won't yet say who he wants to join him on the Democratic ticket.
"I've made the selection, and that's all you're going to get," the Illinois Democrat told reporters this afternoon at Virginia Favorites Ltd., a peanut and gift shop in Emporia, Va.
Obama is set to fly back to Chicago this ...
Obama To Announce Running Mate on Saturday (Friday evening Obama camp will text supporters) — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]CBS News[/b]
(RALEIGH, N.C.) - Barack Obama heads to Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, where he is expected to announce his running mate. The two will appear at a rally at the Old State Capitol, kicking off a pre-convention tour.
On Friday evening, the campaign will send out a mass t...
Obama and Running Mate To Hold Join Event Saturday — Political Punch
Senator Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and his yet-to-be chosen Vice Presidential running mate will hold an event at the symbolic old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois – the site where Obama kicked off his own presidential run eighteen months ago. “This...
Evan Bayh's wife: Corporate board pay — The Swamp
by Mark Silva
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is viewed as a possible do-no-harm running mate for Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. But the corporate work that Bayh's wife has done could be cause for doubts in the running-mate vetting department.
Susan Bayh, a lawyer, drew more than $837,0000 from her work on seven corporate boards last year, as Bloomberg News notes.
She is a ...
Report: Obama to Campaign with Running Mate Saturday in Springfield — 44
By Shailagh Murray RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has confirmed that the presumptive Democratic nominee will hold a rally in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday. Sources said he is likely to appear with his yet-to-be named running mate. Obama announced his candidacy at the statehouse in Springfield 19 months ago. Who will be standing by his side on Saturday, however, remains a ...
MIDDAY ROUNDUP — News
John McCain has tipped his hand to the GOP about his potential running mate by calling party officials about the abortion rights issue, conservative bloggers allege, while Barack Obama has hit back hard at McCain’s attacks on his patriotism, liberals cheer.
McCain is about to throw conservatives under the bus by tapping a running mate who [...]
Obama to tap Nebraska’s Hagel as Running Mate? — GayPatriot
Sometime last week, i scribbled a note saying that presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama would tap Nebraska’s nominally Republican senior Senator, Chuck Hagel as his running mate. This thought first came to me last week when I read that next Wednesday night’s theme at the Democratic National Convention, when the party’s vice presidential nominee speaks, will be ...
Media: Obama will choose a running mate! — Michael Calderone's Blog
I've read enough Veepstakes articles today to know that Barack Obama is going to pick a running mate. The selection will happen at some point, likely with a "rollout," and possibly in the morning. Which morning? "Perhaps as soon as Wednesday morning," says the Times. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps....
In the Washington Post, Dan Balz writes on how jumpy everyone's gotten in ...
The Huffington Post — News
Barack Obama will announce his running mate by Friday, notes the Post on its front page. Obama is running against two John McCains, one who showed up at the Saddleback Forum and connected his life story to the campaign and another who has resorted to attack ads featuring Britney Spears and suggestions that Obama would [...]
