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NBC: Bayh, Kaine out of Obama’s veep race: Officials said text message on choice will go out Saturday morning (MSNBC, 8/22/08)

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday, quoting sources.

The Associated Press also reported that a Democratic official close to Kaine said the Virginia governor told associates of Obama's decision on Friday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to discuss the development, the AP report said.

Speculation about Obama's choice has centered on Bayh, Kaine and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden.

He wasn't going to carry IN or VA even with them, but he and Biden can carry IL and DE.

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Obama Stops Advertising in Red Battleground States (FOXNews.com, August 22, 2008)

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has put the brakes on ads that were running in seven states carried by the GOP in the 2004 presidential election, FOX News has learned.

Of the seven states — including Alaska, Georgia, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota — Florida and Virginia are considered key battlegrounds this year. Obama’s decision to stop advertising in those states is raising eyebrows.

All defense all the time.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 22, 2008 9:34 PM