Time is running out for Mitt Romney to make his vice presidential selection, as speculation intensifies over whom the presumptive Republican nominee will choose as his running mate - and when.


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"You have every reason to be proud."

My only issue is, he doesn't direct kids to any actual resources, severely limiting the usefulness of this video. Overall, though, he has a good message.

For Biden, No Portfolio but the Role of a Counselor

By HELENE COOPER

WASHINGTON - The day before Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s birthday last week, Barack Obama surprised him after lunch with candlelighted cupcakes. Within hours, the photograph of the president-elect and his running mate, smiling over the dessert, was on the evening news.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President-elect Joe Biden was all smiles Thursday when he paid a courtesy call the man he will succeed, Dick Cheney. But he has insisted he wants to be nothing like him.Biden has called Cheney "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history" and said he couldn't name a single good thing Cheney had ( Read more... )

Could Clinton still come back? Internet buzzes with rumours Biden will be replaced by Hillary as Obama's running mate.The internet is buzzing today with the rumour that Barack Obama's gaffe-prone running mate Joe Biden will drop out of the race for health reasons - to be replaced by Hillary Clinton ( Read more... )

There is a lot of speculation around the vetting process (or lack thereof) done for
Sarah Palin.

Robert Reich has served in three national administrations, most recently as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. I found it very interesting to read his account of the
vetting process he went through for his cabinet position.

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Wow. Choosing this woman as VP was even more desperate and random than I thought:September 2, 2008 ( Read more... )

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