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Obama Announces Biden As Running Mate

NPR | By Jacki Lyden,
Ina Jaffe
Published August 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama lifted the curtain on his vice presidential choice Saturday, introducing Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware at a rally in Springfield, Ill. Jacki Lyden speaks with Ina Jaffe in Springfield, the same place Obama announced his bid for the White House last year.

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