SAN DIEGO—Barack Obama is praising Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed as a good guy with foreign policy expertise.
Reed, a Democrat, and Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel will be joining Obama on his upcoming trip to European capitals and U.S. battlefronts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Both have been mentioned as potential Obama vice presidential running mates.
Hagel served as an Army sergeant in Vietnam and was twice wounded in 1968, earning two Purple Hearts. Reed, a West Point graduate, was a former Army Ranger and paratrooper.
Obama praised the two, calling them "good guys" and experts on foreign policy who avoid partisan politics and instead try to get the facts right and make a determination about what's best for U.S. interests.
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