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KARL Now, of course, Senator McCain had said from the start that he was not interested in the job of the vice presidency, but had suggested at one point to somebody privately that he would take it if asked. But very important for Republicans now is unity, unity behind the Bush Cheney ticket.
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HEMMER: Jonathan, here about Bush/Cheney deal, will they hit the road anytime soon? and what do we know about their travel plans after today?
buy canada goose jacket KARL: Well, the rally at 3:00 Eastern time, the first rally, then they go tomorrow to Wyoming. Details still being set in place, exactly what they’ll be doing in Wyoming.
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Again, live coverage planned later today. Expected rally again, in Austin, 3:00 Eastern time. We’ll be there for it when it happens, that vice presidential announcement to make it official with a capital O in this case.
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And that’s where we find our Charles Zewe this morning.
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canada goose coats About this time yesterday Cheney emerged to pick up his own newspaper, then went off to work. Don’t know if he will do that today. Circumstances, of course, have changed a little bit. It’s about a 35 to 40 minute flight down to Austin from here.
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ZEWE: Well, yesterday, Daryn, when he was still the titular head of the search committee, wasn’t the nominee apparent, he had very little to say other than, you know, the usual pleasantries of «good morning, I’ve got to get to work,» that kind of thing.