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Daschle says he won't be Obama's veep choice
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
August 19, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle said Monday there is no chance Barack Obama will pick him as a running mate.

The former Senate majority leader and close adviser to the Democratic presidential candidate has turned over personal information the campaign is using to review potential vice presidential nominees. But Daschle said he is confident he is not Obama's choice.

"I did give (them) documents a long time ago, but these matters have been resolved for a long time now as far as I'm concerned," Daschle told The Associated Press in an interview.

Daschle said he doesn't know who Obama's pick is, if it's been decided or when it will be announced. He said he imagines the only person who knows is the person who has been chosen â€" and that's not him.

"Nope," Daschle said when asked if there's any chance he'll be asked to join the ticket.

Given that the Democratic National Convention begins next Monday in Denver, "one would have to assume that it's going to be this week," Daschle said of the highly anticipated announcement.

Another South Dakotan, Sen. John Thune, has been mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain. A spokesman for Thune said Monday that McCain's campaign has not asked the senator for any personal documentation.

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