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Hillary Clinton on Friday announced Virginia Sen. Timothy Kaine as her running mate, going with an experienced politician seen as a strong centrist who could attract independents and possibly disenchanted Republicans - and most certainly the safe pick. "I'm thrilled to announce my running mate, @TimKaine, a man who's devoted his life to fighting for others," Clinton tweeted ahead of the Democratic National Convention set to kick off Monday in Philadelphia.
"He knows the inner workings of government, and knows how to get stuff done but be reasonable and kind in the process," says the UTA managing director. Just days before Sen. Tim Kaine was running for v ice president alongside Hillary Clinton, he was having dinner with the Hollywood elite.
In one of the biggest decisions of her long career in public life, Hillary Clinton opted for a solid, if conventional choice of a vice presidential running mate. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, whom Democrats had for months assumed she would ultimately settle on, will be acceptable to many in the party, but exciting to few.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is denying parole for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson. California Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who is serving a life sentence for killing a wealthy grocer and his wife more than 40... A 15-year-old girl has died and a woman was hospitalized in critical condition after lightning struck the jet ski they were riding across a reservoir straddling the Utah-Wyoming border, authorities said.
Vice presidential running mate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., right, looks on as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an goodbye reception with friends and family following the Republican National Convention, Fr... . Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., addresses the delegates during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
Hillary Clinton and Sen. Tim Kaine during a campaign rally at Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Va., on July 14, 2016. We finally know who the major party vice presidential nominees are - Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana.
In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate less In this July 14, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va.
A family member of a victim of Leslie Van Houten, a Manson follower, reacted to the possibility that she could be paroled. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016.
Any potential progressive backlash to Tim Kaine was slow to mount Friday evening after Hillary Clinton chose him as her running mate. Kaine is not as liberal as some Democrats would prefer on a range of issues, most prominently trade and abortion rights.
Fresh off his Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump will appear in Winston-Salem next week with Gov. Pat McCrory, Sen. Richard Burr, Rep. Virginia Foxx and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Trump and his Republican cohorts will be in the Lawrence Joe Coliseum annex on Monday at 8 p.m., according to state GOP officials.
Here's your six-pack of ice-cold, condensation-covered Samuel Adams Summer Ale, from Joshua Miller of the Boston Globe happy to be home in Massachusetts after a long week covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. GRIM DISPATCH FROM EUROPE - "BERLIN - Munich police are using the term 'suspected terrorism' in connection with the shooting at a city mall."
South Dakota Republicans who attended the GOP's national convention are headed home confident after naming Donald Trump as their standard-bearer. Delegate Jason Glodt said Friday that the party is united and ready to work for a November victory, which Trump will claim by "double digits" in deep red South Dakota.
Ohio Republicans left the Cleveland convention Friday with mixed feelings about their party's presidential nominee, while saying they will choose him over his Democratic foe. The state delegation received a lot of attention this week because home-state Gov. John Kasich, who won Ohio's GOP presidential primary, refused to endorse Donald Trump and steered clear of the Trump-led convention.
Ivanka Trump, daughter of Republican Presidential Nominee Donald J. Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. FILE - In this Thursday, July 21, 2016 file photo, Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Pictured Above: North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory speaks to visitors at the opening ceremony of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Fisher commemoration at Kure Beach, N.C., Jan. 17, 2015. Nothing is ever Gov. McCrory's fault.
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence celebrate, during the final day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 21, 2016. There's really one overarching rule to being a vice presidential nominee: Channel your presidential nominee's emotions.
Donald Trump raises $4 million in a single day The big haul came as the real-estate magnate accepted the GOP's presidential nomination. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://usat.ly/29ZKhu1 Donors contributed more than $4 million Thursday as the real-estate tycoon accepted his party's nomination, Paul Manafort, the campaign's chairman, tweeted early Friday morning.
Clinton's campaign considered picking the liberal favorite for the job. Democrats familiar with the search tell AP that Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has emerged as a leading contender.
Donald Trump delivered a dark vision of an America under siege Thursday, branding himself the law-and-order candidate in a lengthy speech laden with references to terror and violence in the streets. Speaking on the last night of a convention unlike any in decades, Trump described a country on the brink of anarchy, one beset by ISIL and immigrant hordes, with an economy crumbling under the weight of crooked free-trade deals.
Liberal Democrats are launching an eleventh-hour campaign against Sen. Tim Kaine joining Hillary Clinton's presidential ticket. The advocates say Kaine, a moderate who's risen to the top of the VP shortlist, should be disregarded both for his positions on trade and for joining an effort this week to deregulate some of the nation's largest banks.