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Secret Service Detail Sent to Biden's Home - Is he Obama's Running Mate?
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by BigT | August 22, 2008 at 08:00 pm
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The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has selected him to be his running mate.
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at 20:03 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff. Very Fast you rascal!
at 20:05 on August 22nd, 2008
who coulda seen that one coming? lol
at 20:06 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff. Danged fast, too! Good on ya!
Yea, yea. Sigh. I'm not ceding, though, 'til it's officially over! ;}
at 20:14 on August 22nd, 2008
You're ahead of the Wilmington newspaper, which has extensive Biden watch coverage.
And Biden's Senate opponent has had something to say: "The speculation that Sen. Joseph Biden could end up as Barack Obama's running mate is providing campaign fodder for the woman hoping to knock Biden out of his Senate seat.
Republican Christine O'Donnell is calling on Biden to pledge to serve a full 6-year term if he is re-elected in November" --Source
at 20:35 on August 22nd, 2008
Good catch PEP. Seeing as how someone who has died can still get elected I'm not so sure I would put my money on the republican in this instance.
at 21:04 on August 22nd, 2008
The AP is now saying that it's Biden.
at 21:14 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff.
You where right on this one. God cash.
at 21:17 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT has done a darned good job on this, Paschen.
at 21:36 on August 22nd, 2008
I do agree! Why I said it! Good catch or good Post or great Post.
at 21:21 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT, The New York Times is joining the parade-and they've noted the secrecy of Obama's deliberations.
at 21:56 on August 22nd, 2008
The NYT has now gone so far as to say they have sources that have confirmed it's Biden.
at 22:39 on August 22nd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 00:31 on August 23rd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Yes !!
at 05:28 on August 23rd, 2008
What's Biden's reaction?
at 06:31 on August 23rd, 2008
BigT, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:48 on August 23rd, 2008
First of all, I'm sorry to make this comment on the story and not in the forum - I just want to address something.
There seems to have been a discrepancy last night between this story and this one here about which story was first to announce the news of who Obama's VP is, and which story should have been flagged as breaking.
It's always hard when a staff member isn't working to moderate which story was first and which one should be flagged. However, this is why we have given 'breaking news flag' privileges to our Guest Editors. We do not favour our GEs flagging their own stories as breaking when a staff member is not working, unless there is no other story on the matter and theirs is the only one.
It is always difficult when two stories are up about the same thing and a piece of news breaks that is important (such as Obama picking his VP - finally!) and then the authors have to decide as in this case, to change the title of this story and flag as breaking or to flag the other story here.
As GEs, you have to set the example and work together to decide how to do this so that these discrepancies don't occur. We want our coummunity at NP to work together and PM each other to collaborate on a story together - it's much more fun that way and then we don't have a division along the lines of 'which story should have been flagged and which story was first'.
I hope this helps, and if you wish to discuss it further, there is a new forum topic here.
Thank you.