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12:20 PM ET, August 22, 2008

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CNN:
Source: Obama calling also-rans on VP shortlist  —  (CNN) — 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.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama is hours away from naming running mate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential candidate Barack Obama is hours away from naming his running mate, as little-known Texas congressman Chet Edwards is emerging as a finalist.  —  Democratic officials say that Edwards was one of the few Democrats whose background …
Discussion: The Washington Note
NY Daily News:
Hillary!  Hillary!  Hillary!  —  Barack Obama is on the verge of his first major choice as would-be President of the United States.  As early as today, he will announce his running mate, with all signs indicating that he'll bypass the class of the field:  —  Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Washington Post
Randyj / TIME.com:
2 GOP Sources: It's Romney  —  Two Republicans close to the situation say McCain has apparently settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate.  —  Two additional GOP sources say McCain had not offered the slot to anyone as of Thursday night, and that he could still change his mind.  —  Developing...
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney veep speculation swirls  —  Mark Halperin set off tremors in the political world last night by reporting via two Republicans that John McCain had settled on Mitt Romney to be his running mate.  —  Top sources in McCainworld, though, say this morning that no final decision has been made.
Discussion: MSNBC and Boston Globe
Al Giordano / The Field on the Narcosphere:
Well, that Finishes Romney  —  (Google satellite tour …
Mevanh / TIME.com:
MOST LIKELY TO....  NO VEEPSTAKES NEWS OVERNIGHT.....
Discussion: Commentary
The Politico:
Exclusive: Obama's lost law review article  —  As president of the Harvard Law Review and a law professor in Chicago, Senator Barack Obama refined his legal thinking, but left a scant paper trail.  His name doesn't appear on any legal scholarship.  —  But an unsigned — and previously unattributed …
Washington Post:
Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCain  —  Sen. John McCain's inability to recall the number of homes he owns during an interview yesterday jeopardized his campaign's carefully constructed strategy to frame Democratic rival Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and inspired a round of attacks …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Hillary gets stiffed  —  There's one Democrat who would seem to have little or no chance of being picked by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to be his running mate - his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).  —  But it's not for the reason you think.
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
At Rally, Finding Clinton's Aid to Obama Too Tepid  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. — Minutes after pushing through the rope line to thank Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for “all that you do,” Robin Shaffer said she was worried.  She feared that the senator she respected and admired for being tough …
Discussion: HolyCoast.com
David Brooks / New York Times:
Hoping It's Biden  —  Barack Obama has decided upon a vice-presidential running mate.  And while I don't know who it is as I write, for the good of the country, I hope he picked Joe Biden.  —  Biden's weaknesses are on the surface.  He has said a number of idiotic things over the years and …
August J. Pollak / Some Guy With a Website:
I'm sorry.  —  Obama Names Musician Rick Astley as Running Mate  —  Self-proclaimed “greatest prank evar” required 18 months, $390 million in prep work  —  Springfield, IL - August 23, 2008 - In front of a cheering crowd as well as in a text message to over three million anxious supporters …
Joe Stephens / Washington Post:
Contracts Went to a Longtime Donor  —  Two years ago, the office of Michelle Obama, the vice president for community relations at the University of Chicago Medical Center, published a glossy report detailing the improvements her office had made in the lives of local residents, in part by increasing ties to minority contractors.
Discussion: Hot Air and Media Blog
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Joe Stephens / Washington Post:   Obama Camp Has Many Ties to Wife's Employer
Miss C / CNN:
Source: Obama calls Veep runner-ups  —  (CNN) - Sen. Barack Obama called some people on his short-list for the vice presidential slot Thursday night to tell them he had not selected them as running mate, a highly placed Democratic party source told CNN.  —  The source did not say which people got the call.
Discussion: TIME.com
Megan McArdle:
Of online debate and hidden agendas  —  Tim Burke has a cri de coeur that resonates deeply with me: … I'm profoundly tired of being unable to say anything about the candidates without having it turn into a shouting match.  I post a mildly amusing video about John McCain …
Discussion: TigerHawk
Chris Christoff / Detroit Free Press:
Obama has 7-point lead on McCain in Michigan  —  But lead is shaky: 31% say they could change their minds  —  Independents, women and Wayne County voters helped boost Democrat Barack Obama to a 7-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race in Michigan …
 
 
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