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Obama’s Running Mate

August 25, 2008

Just days before the 2008 Democratic National Convention, presidential candidate Barack Obama named Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. Darrell West, vice president and director of Governance Studies, explains how Biden adds to the Democrat’s ticket. 

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