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<BR><STRONG>I just heard that he did pick Gov. </STRONG><STRONG>Sarah Palin from Alaska. . . . and didn't I hear a while back that she had attended the UofI a few years ago?</STRONG><BR>
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<STRONG>Ellen A. Roskovich </STRONG><BR>
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<BR>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> From: thansen@moscow.com<BR>> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:37:44 +0000<BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say<BR>> <BR>> >From CNN -<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Minnesota governor told he isn't McCain's VP pick, sources say<BR>> <BR>> (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign has told Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty <BR>> he will not be the GOP vice presidential nominee in November, sources told <BR>> CNN on Friday. <BR>> <BR>> Pawlenty on Friday also told WCCO Radio in Minneapolis-St. Paul that he <BR>> will not be in Dayton, Ohio, where the presumptive Republican presidential <BR>> nominee is expected to unveil his choice of a running mate at a rally <BR>> later Friday.<BR>> <BR>> The McCain campaign said it's hoping to have 15,000 people at the Ohio <BR>> event, roughly five times the size of his largest crowd to date.<BR>> <BR>> A Republican source said McCain settled on his choice of a running mate at <BR>> a meeting of his advisers Wednesday.<BR>> <BR>> Thursday night's arrival of a private jet from Alaska at the Middleton, <BR>> Ohio, airport raised speculation that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be <BR>> McCain's pick. Middleton is 25 miles from Dayton. <BR>> <BR>> Rich Bevis, an airport manager at the Middleton airport, said that a <BR>> woman, two men and two teenagers were onboard. <BR>> <BR>> "This is the most secretive flight we've ever had," Bevis said.<BR>> <BR>> In June, Palin told CNN that she thought McCain should choose a governor <BR>> as his running mate and that she would like to serve on a national <BR>> level, "but I don't think it's going to happen on this go-round though."<BR>> <BR>> In an interview with a Pennsylvania radio station that was taped Wednesday <BR>> and aired Thursday, McCain said he had not settled on a nominee. The <BR>> Associated Press reported that the interview with KDKA radio had occurred <BR>> Thursday, which created confusion as to whether McCain had finalized his <BR>> choice for vice president. Watch who is on McCain's shortlist »<BR>> <BR>> Asked whether either former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge or former <BR>> Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was his VP pick, McCain replied to KDKA, "I <BR>> haven't decided yet, so I can't tell you."<BR>> <BR>> Both men are expected to join McCain at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania.<BR>> <BR>> Ridge, who is also the former secretary of homeland security, is <BR>> reportedly on McCain's shortlist of possible running mates.<BR>> <BR>> A Republican insider said this month that McCain campaign manager Rick <BR>> Davis has called several state party chairmen and indicated that Ridge <BR>> will be the Republican vice presidential pick this cycle.<BR>> <BR>> During his interview with KDKA, McCain praised Ridge, saying, "He's a <BR>> great American and a great and dear friend, and I rely on him, and I have <BR>> for many years."<BR>> <BR>> But the possibility that Ridge could be McCain's running mate sparked a <BR>> backlash among conservatives because he supports abortion rights.<BR>> <BR>> Another potential VP pick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, also <BR>> raised concerns among conservatives. Lieberman, an independent senator who <BR>> was the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, has been a vocal <BR>> supporter of the war in Iraq, but he, too, backs abortion rights.<BR>> <BR>> If McCain picks either man, it could drive away social conservatives who <BR>> are already uneasy about his nomination, conservative activists warned.<BR>> <BR>> In an open letter to McCain, conservative activist Richard A. Viguerie <BR>> wrote, "Your indication that you're willing to put a person who has a <BR>> clear, unequivocal pro-abortion record within a heartbeat of the <BR>> presidency is alarming."<BR>> <BR>> "Sen. McCain, you are exceedingly proud of being a political maverick -- <BR>> you wear it as a badge of honor. Well, poke the base of the Republican <BR>> Party -- the conservatives -- in the eye one more time by choosing a pro-<BR>> abortion vice presidential candidate, and conservatives will show you that <BR>> two can play the maverick game," Viguerie said.<BR>> <BR>> Romney ran against McCain this year for the GOP presidential nomination <BR>> and was a frequent critic of the senator on the campaign trail.<BR>> <BR>> But Romney endorsed McCain after he captured the Republican nomination and <BR>> has campaigned for him. He also opposes abortion rights, a position he <BR>> said he came to in 2004 after studying the stem cell-issue as <BR>> Massachusetts governor. Before then, Romney was in favor of abortion <BR>> rights.<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Seeya at Farmers' Market, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college <BR>> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<BR>> <BR>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ---------------------------------------------<BR>> This message was sent by First Step Internet.<BR>> http://www.fsr.com/<BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008' target='_new'>Check It Out!</a></body>
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