Biden, Bayh and Kaine top list as VP gossip mill whirs

<Obama is insisting that there is no leak before party supporters are notified and as a result has laid out an elaborate 'roll-out plan' for his decision, which will begin with early morning text and email alerts to supporters - perhaps as soon as Wednesday morning.

According to the New York Times, lawyers working for the Obama campaign have finished their detailed process of vetting half-a-dozen candidates. The chosen one has not yet been notified, aides said on Monday night.>

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<The Times article reports Obama's advisers as saying that the senator's big choice was "the extent to which he needed to choose someone who would fill perceived holes in his resume - lack of experience, particularly in foreign policy - versus a candidate who would reinforce his promise of change or one who might help him win a contested state.>

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<"But the most curious recent development was Sen. Joseph Biden Jr's trip to Georgia this weekend. Obama campaign officials said the fact-finding mission wasn't their idea, but they did confirm discussing it in advance with Biden's office.">

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