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11:55 AM 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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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
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 …
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
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Barack Obama prepares to name running mate  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama prepared to name his running mate, perhaps as early as Friday, from a small field of candidates that included at least one dark horse.
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  —  The latest campaign kerfuffle is Obama's effort to make hay out of John McCain's inability to tell a reporter how many houses he owns.  McCain mumbled something about condos and said the reporter should talk to his wife.  Predictably, Obama is trying to spin …
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 …
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
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 …
Economist:
The hard road ahead  —  Barack Obama still has a lot to do  —  ON AUGUST 28th, barring some dark manoeuvre by seething Clintonistas, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for the presidency.  Forty-five years to the day after Martin Luther King spoke of his dream …
Discussion: The New Republic and TIME.com
Marc Ambinder:
Hints Of Major McCain Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan On Or About 8/31  —  So there's apparently going to be a major political event in Grand Rapids, Michigan on or about 8/31.  —  A McCain campaign event, say two sources.  (Cautioning as always...plans could change, but...)
Discussion: TownHall Blog
 
 
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Discussion: TIME.com
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CNN:
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Discussion: Political Radar and Hot Air
Chris Christoff / Detroit Free Press:
Obama has 7-point lead on McCain in Michigan
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Discussion: Cogitamus
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