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Caroline Kennedy helping Obama pick VP

Print | Comments () Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor June 4, 2008 02:22 PM

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Caroline Kennedy and former Clinton administration official Eric Holder are joining Democratic insider Jim Johnson to lead the vetting of possible running mates for Democrat Barack Obama, the Associated Press is reporting.

Kennedy, the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy, joined her uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, for a high-profile endorsement in January. She also wrote an op-ed in the New York Times comparing Obama to her father.

Johnson is the former CEO of Fannie Mae who also oversaw the vice presidential vetting for Senator John F. Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984. Holder was deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration and has been a senior legal adviser to Obama's campaign.

Said Obama spokesman Bill Burton: "Senator Obama is pleased to have three talented and dedicated individuals managing this rigorous process."

While Hillary Clinton is the front and center as a possible pick, other names are in the mix, including several senators and governors.

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