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Wed, Jun 25, 2008 -- 9:00 AM

The VP Sweepstakes
Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama have both been mum about possible running mates. We'll discuss what they may be looking for -- and what they should watch out for -- in vice-presidential candidates.

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Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Chris LeHane, former press secretary for Al Gore throughout the 2000 campaign and a democratic consultant who spent six years in the Clinton White House

  • Jack Pitney , professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and a former national republican official and Capitol Hill staffer

  • Joel Goldstein, professor of law at the St. Louis University School of Law and the author of "The Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution"

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