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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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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 …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
FOURNIER IS AT IT AGAIN.... The latest piece from Ron Fournier, the AP's Washington bureau chief and the man responsible for directing the wire service's coverage of the presidential campaign, on Joe Biden joining the Democratic ticket, is drawing a fair amount of attention this morning.
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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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 selects Biden as running mate … WASHINGTON (AP) - 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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Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
Pick Up — How Biden strengthens Obama. — I have long been on record in support of Hillary Clinton for v.p., but it is clear that was never in the offing. Clinton aside, Joe Biden was the best possible pick for Senator Obama. Here's why: — RELATED CONTENT — Slideshow: Joe Biden's Career
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 Reed / America's Finest Blog:
Joe Biden's 1988 gaffe and his explanation: “I exaggerate when I'm angry” — It is looking like Joe Biden. I can't wait for this tape from early in his 1988 presidential campaign to turn up: … That's from the New York Times; hat tip to Mickey Kaus. — Does this matter that much?
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE — Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his running mate is underwhelming for many reasons, but it affords an opportunity to review a few of the moments that might have provided all the embarrassment a normal man would have needed to escape from public life.
Bridget Johnson:
So Joe Biden is ‘change’? — Oh, my my my my... remember this was the guy who marveled about Barack Obama being “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy”? The AP is reporting that Joe Biden is Obama's No. 2, and that the text message …
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:That's the Ticket! — Why loquacious Delaware senator Joe Biden …
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Did Obama Just Lose The Election? — It's lost in the Veep hype for now. Down the stretch that won't be the case. After he is softened up and a growing number of Americans are given reasons for concern over Obama's Leftism - there's this and some pertinent facts on China below.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Biden — The clip above explains the rationale, I'd say. The biggest emerging problem with the Obama campaign is Obama's reluctance, lack of talent and lack of will to get into lively, feisty, pissing matches with his opponent. This was brought home in the Saddleback forum.
John McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
1-on-1 with Obama: His plan of attack — On eve of Democratic convention, he talks about the economy, his rival McCain and high expectations — With polls showing a close race in the presidential campaign, Sen. Barack Obama said in a Tribune interview that he expects the contest to remain tight …
Sean O'Neill / Times of London:
Three questioned over threat to assassinate Gordon Brown — Three men arrested under terrorism legislation are being questioned over internet threats to kill Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. — One of the men being questioned by police in Manchester is suspected of posting a death threat …
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