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msnbc.msn.com - 1/7/2009
Passed Over For VP, Tim Kaine Gets Powerless Post - News- msnbc.com
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Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, huzzah! Of course Barack Obama will be the "real" head of the Democratic party, so Kaine's position will be of the "fairly useless figurehead" variety, but still! It's a fine position for the guy who ...

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RedState: Conservative News and Community:  Hi! Are you a corporate lobbyist who needs to reach out to the DNC?

Firedoglake:  Tim Kaine to Head DNC; Will the Fifty-State Strategy Survive?

Breaking: Obama sends national e-mail with NO plea for money!
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/10/2009
Breaking: Obama sends national e-mail with NO plea for money!
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — This is no Friday joke. Word has just been received at The Ticket that President-elect Barack Obama sent out an actual e-mail today without asking for more money from tired donors. No, really. The N.Y. Times' Katharine Seelye recently ... (more) Breaking: Obama sends national e-mail with NO plea for ...

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Kaine Heads Group Offering Donors Access to Governors (Update2)
bloomberg.com - 1/7/2009
Kaine Heads Group Offering Donors Access to Governors (Update2)
— bloomberg.com — Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has a Harvard Law School degree, has twice won statewide office, and is fluent in Spanish. It’s a recent line on his resume that may become an issue as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head ... (more) Kaine Heads Group Offering Donors Access to Governors ...

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mydd.com - 1/5/2009
: Should Tim Kaine be the Next DNC Chair?
— mydd.com — Re: Should Tim Kaine be the Next DNC Chair? ( 2.00 / 2 ) I agree with your points, except for McAuliffe. I wouldn't vote for Kaine. But good luck organizing the DNC against the President's choice, there is no way the committee would go against a newly ... (more) : Should Tim Kaine be the Next DNC Chair?

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Hi! Are you a corporate lobbyist who needs to reach out to the DNC?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Yeah, the same guy as who’s been tapped to run the DNC. And he’s going to keep being Chairman of the the SGA until August; and, of course, will be a governor whose attention you can still buy with this program until January of 2010. But he’s sure that won’t be a conflict of interest. ...

Tim Kaine to Head DNC; Will the Fifty-State Strategy Survive?
Firedoglake — ... Sara K. Smith of Wonkette (via MSNBC): Tim Kaine's "a terrible drip" who is getting the "powerless" DNC post as a consolation prize for losing out in the VP race. ...

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