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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.
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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 …
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — DENVER - The candidate of change went with the status quo. — In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office …
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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 …
Bill Nichols / The Politico:
The ticket: Obama-Biden — Barack Obama has ended an intense and highly secretive search for a vice-presidential nominee by settling on Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware—a choice calculated to offset some of the weaknesses in Obama's own resume and produce a ticket that marries messages of change and experience.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Obama Picks Biden as V.P. — Barack Obama confers with Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which Biden chairs. — Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate, a pick designed to shore …
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Associated Press:
Obama taps Biden to be running mate — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — WASHINGTON - Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues.
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Biden speaks _ and speaks _ his own mind … WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama told everyone he wanted a running mate who will challenge his thinking, and now he's got one. Joe Biden's tendency to speak his own mind—and speak and speak—is entwined in his DNA.
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.
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Biden's Views on Liberal Democrats — Joe Biden to the New Hampshire Leader in 2007: … Biden also talked about his electoral strategy:[More...] … He criticized Hillary Clinton for antagonizing Republicans: … The reporter for the New Hampshire paper wondered why he was criticizing voters in his own party.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
O'Biden! O'Biden! O'Biden! — Since we're at the beginning of this story, let me say — again (or again) — I have something of a weak spot for Biden. I think he's an honestly smart guy. I think he's a bleeding heart in many of the best — and worst — senses of the term.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:Field Narrows for Obama's Running Mate
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Gitell / Dispatches from Seth Gitell:Unpublished: Joe Biden on Obama and More
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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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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
AGAINST EARLY CABINETS, AGAINST HAGEL. — Esteemed former editor guy Mike Tomasky says, “What if Obama is set to announce more than his veep? What if he's going to announce, say, a couple of major Cabinet appointments in addition to his vice president? I loooove this idea.
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