White House says President Obama is sticking with Biden as running mate

President Obama has no intention of getting rid of Vice President Biden as his running mate, the White House said Thursday.

Republicans are being “ridiculous” and are trying to “distract attention” with their focus on Vice President Biden and his controversial comments earlier this week, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.

“They know that what they're saying about this is ridiculous," Carney said at a briefing with reporters, adding that it's an “obvious” attempt to take attention away from policy issues.

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Carney said it was an attempt to distract from the message because “the other side is losing these policy debates pretty overwhelmingly.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/presidential-campaign/243983-white-house-says-obama-is-sticking-with-biden-as-running-mate

President Obama rejects McCain's advice on Biden
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"One place I would not go for advice on presidential running mates is John McCain," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/08/obama-rejects-mccains-advice-on-biden/1#.UC0pM7_M2kY