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10:00 AM ET, August 23, 2008

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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.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Donklephant and The New Republic
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.
Discussion: MyDD, Off the Kuff and Media Nation
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
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.
Discussion: Commentary and www.redstate.com
Bridget Johnson:
So Joe Biden is ‘change’?
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:   McCain to air Biden TV ad
The Politico:
A statesman known for slips of his tongue
Discussion: Hot Air and www.redstate.com
MSNBC:
Obama chooses Biden as running mate
CNN:
Sources tell CNN: Obama names Biden as Dem VP
Gitell / Dispatches from Seth Gitell:
Unpublished: Joe Biden on Obama and More
Discussion: The New Republic
Mark S. Geiger / CNN:   Source: Clinton has been told she's not the VP pick
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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Pete Yost / Associated Press:   University of Illinois to release Obama records
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.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
 
 
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