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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(WASHINGTON) - Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., a rumored frontrunner on Barack Obama's short list of possible running mates said "not tonight" when asked by reporters if there was anything new to announce.

Bayh and his wife were quizzed by waiting reporters as they left their Washington, D.C. home dressed to play tennis.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(WASHINGTON) - Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he hopes John McCain will pick an anti-abortion rights running mate but that he would support the party's nominee regardless of his vice presidential pick.

"I hope that Senator McCain selects a pro-life running mate," the former Arkansas governor said at a press conference with evangelical leaders.

"If he doesn't I will take some comfort in him being pro-life and hope that he would make sure that whoever his running mate may be would commit also to not changing any of the policies."

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(WASHINGTON)- Barack Obama's campaign is jumping the fence lately, trying to attract voters that don't traditionally vote Democratic.

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By Michelle Levi and Steve Chaggaris



McCain holds a town hall meeting in Lima, Ohio at 11:30am today. He's expected to talk specifically about jobs and his campaign manager's lobbying connection to local employer DHL and subsequent job losses. Later, he'll attend a fundraiser outside Cincinnati.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(CLEVELAND) - Barack Obama called U.S. politics "nasty", "cynical" and "manipulative" at a town hall meeting here this afternoon, referring to recent bantering between him and John McCain.

"I’m happy to have a battle of words because I’ve got facts on my side. I’ve got truth on my side. I fear no man when I’ve got truth on my side. That’s right," Obama said confidently.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO) - Barack Obama intended to focus on energy today at his town hall meeting here, however, in addition to the matter at hand, others in attendance wanted to talk about age.

Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio, who introduced Obama, called him "young" not once, but twice during his remarks, which lasted 35 seconds.

"We will put our heart and soul into every day between now and November 4th –to make sure, to make sure, that this bright, young, energized, compassionate, intelligent, committed, young man by the name of Barack Obama becomes our next president," Strickland said.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO) - On day two of his "Energy Week", Barack Obama will slam John McCain's energy plan while outlining his "new energy" policy at a town hall meeting today.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO) - "Good to see you guys. So everybody’s a taker on cake?" an exuberant Barack Obama said to his traveling press corps on his campaign plane tonight as his 47th birthday wound down.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(BOSTON) -- Barack Obama celebrated his 47th birthday today at a fundraiser in Boston with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass., musician Harry Connick, Jr., and appoximately 850 other friends.

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From CBS News' Michelle Levi:

(LANSING, MICH.) - Barack Obama kicked off his week-long focus on energy issues with a policy shift, saying, "We should sell 70 million barrels of oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve for less expensive crude, which in the past has lowered gas prices within two weeks." This is the first time the Democratic candidate has called for tapping the strategic oil reserve after speaking out against doing just that.

"Over the next five years, we should also lease more of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for oil and gas production. And we should also tap more of our substantial natural gas reserves and work with the Canadian government to finally build the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, delivering clean natural gas and creating good jobs in the process", he added.

As recently as a month ago, Obama spoke out against tapping into the petroleum reserve.

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