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===Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate===

===Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate===

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*Governor [[Sarah Palin]] of [[Alaska]] was announced as John McCain's choice early on Friday, August 29th, the day after the Democratic convention ended.

*Governor [[Sarah Palin]] of [[Alaska]] was announced as John McCain's choice early on Friday, August 29th, the day after the Democratic convention ended.  A surprise choice not even considered by the press to be on McCain's short list, her selection caught the political world off guard.  It had been expected that [[Mitt Romney]] would earn the honor, but McCain had other ideas.  At first denigrated by the people in the Obama campaign, Obama's own statement was one of cautious neutrality to feel out what impact her selection would have on the race.

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==Debates==

==Debates==

===Presidential Debates===

===Presidential Debates===