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2:45 AM ET, August 23, 2008

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Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
U.S. Secret Service on Way to Biden's House; Kaine and Bayh Told Nope on Veep  —  The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden …
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CNN:
Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate  —  (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN.  —  The longtime Democratic senator was long considered a likely choice for vice president, but the buzz surrounding …
CNN:
Activity at the Bidens  —  (CNN) — After hours staking out Joe Biden's Delaware home with no sign of the prospective VP candidate, reporters are now witnessing a flurry of activity.  —  Cars have recently pulled into the driveway — including a police car — and Biden's daughter, son, and wife are now believed to be inside.
New York Times:
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate  —  WASHINGTON — 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, people told of the decision said.
Marc Ambinder:
Fun With FlightAware: What's This Flight?  —  http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ EJA863  —  A flight from Midway to New Castle, DE... to pick someone up?  Who knows?  No other flights from anywhere in and around Chicago to anywhere in and around Delaware... or vice versa.  Just this charter.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Picks Sen. Joe Biden  —  This is a formidable ticket, and a risky ticket, and not a comfort zone choice for Obama.  —  Put aside the obvious: Biden has foreign policy meat on his bones...He's a great debater... he has a working-class Scranton-bred Irish-Catholic heritage …
Discussion: The New Republic and Donklephant
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Wait Til America Gets to Know JILL BIDEN  —  I had the opportunity a few years ago to enjoy a rolling set of events with Senator Joe Biden, Wes Clark and other national notables.  —  My partner was with me and normally hates these kinds of things.  But he bonded with Jill Biden.
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
VP updates: Kansas printer does Bayh stickers but a private jet arrives near Joe Biden's home from Chicago  —  (UPDATE: Updated information is published below concerning a private jet flying from Chicago's Midway Airport to a county field near the home of Sen. Joe Biden.)
Discussion: The Swamp
Patrick Ruffini / The Next Right:
Joe Biden vs. Joe Biden's Mouth
CNN:   Sources tell CNN: Obama names Biden as Dem VP
CNN:   CNN confirms: Bayh out of the running
Fox News:
Obama Picks Joe Biden for Veep
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Associated Press:
Obama picks Biden for veep
Discussion: The New Republic and Stop The ACLU
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
NBC: KAINE, BAYH TOLD THEY'RE NOT IT
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Marc Ambinder:
Fun With Local TV News Stations: Obama-Bayh Stickers?
Discussion: Undiplomatic
Gitell / Dispatches from Seth Gitell:
Unpublished: Joe Biden on Obama and More
Discussion: The New Republic
Reuters:   Bayh, Kaine out of running for Obama VP pick: report
August J. Pollak / Some Guy With a Website:
I'm sorry.  —  Obama Names Musician Rick Astley as Running Mate
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Field Narrows for Obama's Running Mate  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama informed two of his top three vice-presidential prospects Friday night that he would not be choosing them, Democratic officials said, encouraging a consensus within the party that he had settled on Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware.
Mark S. Geiger / CNN:
Source: Clinton has been told she's not the VP pick  —  (CNN) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has ruled out Senator Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, a senior Democratic official told CNN on Friday night.
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Illinois releasing Barack Obama's records  —  DENVER — As the Democratic Party prepares to unleash its presidential nominating convention here, the University of Illinois at Chicago said today that it will release records of Sen. Barack Obama's service to a nonprofit organization linked to William Ayers …
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Think Progress:
Fox News Accidentally Airs Controversial Right-Wing Ad That It Had Declined To Run  —  The right-wing American Issues Project has spent $2.8 million on an ad questioning Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) relationship to William Ayers, a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground.
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
University of Illinois to release Obama records
Discussion: Associated Press
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
Michelle, Anti-American Radicals, and U of C
Discussion: Washington Post and American Power
Fred Barbash / Yahoo! News:
Obama's striptease may be risky  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  In dragging out the announcement of his vice-presidential nominee to almost the eve of the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama has at once demonstrated his willingness to defy conventional political expectations …
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Marc Ambinder:   Veepstakes Tidings  —  CNN first reported, and I can confirm …
Fox News:
Obama Stops Advertising in Red Battleground States  —  OBAMA ON HIS VP: “I HAVE MADE MY SELECTION...”  —  Barack Obama was busy deflecting questions on his running mate choice as reporters besieged him with questions at various stops along his bus tour through Virginia.
Michael Goldfarb / John McCain Report blog:
Obama's Convention Bounce  —  FROM: Sarah Simmons, Director of Strategy  —  Monday marks the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.  A combination of factors makes this particular convention historic on many levels.  Democrats have just completed an incredibly compelling primary cycle …
 
 
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Gerard Baker / Times of London:
‘Yes we can’?  Make that: ‘Oops, we may not’  —  Barack Obama suddenly looks vulnerable.
Discussion: NO QUARTER and Right Wing News
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
For McCains, a Public Path but Private Wealth
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Camp Will Send Text Tomorrow Morning
Cernig / Newshoggers.com:
The Community Of The Realm  —  Iain Dale, a well-known British …
Discussion: Lean Left
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
What the Hell Is Taking So Long?
Discussion: Pollster.com
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Thoughts on the State of the Race
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Barack Obama Inspires New Handbag
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and QandO
Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
Infamous ‘Shock Troops’ Author Back in the News
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Green / Bloomberg:
GM, Ford Seek $50 Billion From U.S., Double Request
Michelle Malkin:
RNC's new radio ad: McCain's a bigger Hispanderer than Obama!
Discussion: The Other McCain and Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Protect Our Kids from Preschool
Discussion: Eduwonk
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
A Timetable By Any Other Name  —  In agreeing to pull U.S …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Seeking More Viewers, MSNBC Turns Left
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Obama: “Just Tax the Heck Out of People”
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama: ‘Out of Touch’  —  Obama's now moving quickly and harshly …
Discussion: Guardian and The New Republic
Jeff Schreiber / America's Right:
Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is …
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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