Veneman surfaces as potential Obama running mate
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7/26/2008
Former Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman,
a member of the Bush Cabinet and lifelong Republican, was mentioned today as a
possible running mate for Democratic Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. In a
story published by Politico.com, Democratic members of Congress reported that
Obama's vice presidential search committee has raised Veneman's
name as a potential candidate. They were quoted as saying Veneman
was under consideration because she might garner support from uncommitted
Republicans and Independents.
Neither the Obama campaign nor Veneman
confirmed that she was under consideration, according to the Politico.com
story. Nonetheless, the rumor quickly swept the Internet. Veneman
served as Secretary of Agriculture from 2001 through 2004 under President George
W. Bush. She currently is the director-general of UNICEF, the UN agency for
children, headquartered in
Veneman was among several names
mentioned by the Obama's selection committee, headed by Caroline Kennedy and
Eric Holder, according to the Politico story.
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