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The Politico:
Kaine ‘very, very high’ on VP shortlist — As Senator Barack Obama turns to the choice of his running mate, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has emerged as one of the campaign's potential finalists, sources familiar with conversations in Richmond and in Chicago said.
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Washington Post:
Kaine in ‘Serious’ Talks With Obama — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has told close associates that he has had “very serious” conversations with Sen. Barack Obama about joining the Democratic presidential ticket and has provided documents to the campaign as it combs through his background, according to several sources close to Kaine.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Obama-Clinton Ticket Is Seen as Unlikely — WASHINGTON — When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton abandoned her bid for the presidency and endorsed Senator Barack Obama in June, she made clear that she was interested in becoming his running mate, and Mr. Obama and his associates signaled respectfully that she would get full consideration.
Marc Ambinder:
Sebelius, Kaine, Bayh, Biden — The following three Democrats are being vetted by Eric Holder and Caroline Kennedy and there is independent evidence that Obama is taking a serious look at them: — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Evan Bayh. — Additionally, allies …
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Obama the Unknown — “Just tell me one thing Barack Obama has done that you admire,” I asked a prominent Democrat. He paused and then said that he admired Obama's speech to the Democratic convention in 2004. I agreed. It was a hell of a speech, but it was just a speech.
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The New Republic:
Is Anything Sacred? — Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv was lambasted for printing the note that Obama placed in the Western Wall, allegedly stolen by a Yeshiva student. “Notes which are placed in the Western Wall are between the person and his Maker; Heaven forbid that one should read them or use them in any way …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid plan splits Dems — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has split the Democratic front opposed to drilling with a plan that would open new areas for exploration. — Reid's proposal was meant to insulate Senate Democratic candidates from public anger over gas prices.
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David Rogers / The Politico:
Pelosi: 'I'm trying to save the planet' — Just call her Nancy the Navigator. — “I have always loved longitude,” Nancy Pelosi says before breaking into laughter. “I love latitude; it's in the stars. But longitude, it's about time. ... Time and clocks and all the rest of that have always been a fascination for me.”
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Bush Praises Pakistan Just Hours After U.S. Strike — WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday praised Pakistan's commitment to fighting extremists along its deteriorating border with Afghanistan, only hours after an American missile strike destroyed what American and Pakistani officials described …
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RJ Eskow / The Huffington Post:
Monster: Who Really Killed the Knoxville Unitarians? — I'd say that Unitarians were God's thoughtful people, but they make no particular claims about God. In some parts of the country that takes real courage. — My first wife and I joined a Unitarian church in suburban DC and raised our kids there.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Check Point: A Canceled Obama Visit, and the Story Behind It — John McCain has sought to keep alive a story about Barack Obama calling off a visit to troops recuperating from wounds in Germany.
Wall Street Journal:
The Price of RomneyCare — Gearing up for 2009, liberals are eager to claim Massachusetts as a Valhalla of health reform. Their enthusiasm is apparently evidence-proof. — Even Mitt Romney, who should know better, took to these pages recently to proclaim, “Health-care reform is working in Massachusetts.”
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The Corner
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Bradley says No to Obama VP. What about Clinton? Not her. Him! — Just in case you're keeping score, yet another Democratic politician has said he would decline to be the vice presidential running mate of Sen. Barack Obama. — This one was a surprise too because, to be honest …
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Hot Air
Terry Eastland / Weekly Standard:
Supremely Screwed Up — A do-over for the High Court? — The Supreme Court ended its term this year by making a mistake in one of its most controversial cases—the case in which it held unconstitutional a Louisiana law authorizing capital punishment for the rape of a child under 12 years of age.
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