(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, talks with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prior to the start of the first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2008 election hosted by the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC., in this April 26, 2007 file photo. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night Aug. 22, 2008 to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defense issues.

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Obama taps Biden to be running mate

• By ncs-import
• August 23, 2008