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, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messages early Saturday. Full Story »
Posted by Ara Gregorian
A straight forward news story announcing Obama's choice for vice president. Also provided is some background about Biden, including his criticism of Obama's foreign policy weaknesses--something about on-the-job-training not being the best foreign relations education. Of course McCain's "respectable" campaign picked up on it. But McCain's Rovettes should exercise some caution--McCain also has skeletons in his closet which Biden will be more than happy to exploit.
