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Chairman Kaine
Oliver Willis — Virginia’s homegrown eyebrow, Tim Kaine, will be the new DNC chairman. Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama’s administration even while he finishes his final year in the governor’s mansion, several sources said. Since the chairman is usually an insider with the sitting president, this isn’t too surprising as Kaine was a very early Obama booster and because of Virginia’s weird system ...

Kaine to Chair DNC: Feel the Change?
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while finishing his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources said. ...

The DNC chair
Political Animal — THE DNC CHAIR.... Howard Dean is leaving some very big shoes to fill at the Democratic National Committee, and now we know who'll take the reins . Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while finishing his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources said. Kaine, 50, who emerged as a finalist for the job of Obama's running mate last summer, will operate from Richmond in a part-time capacity until January 2010, when he will ...

Your new DNC chairman
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. A fine pick, if you ask me, not least because of his close relationship to the soon-to-be president and because of his popularity in a key swing state. Then again, as MyDD's Bob Brigham points out, he's hardly an ideal party chair. DWT notes that it's yet another sign that Obama is "putting all the levers of power in the hands of conservative Democrats." ...