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eric_jotkoff VP Biden coming to Miami on Thursday. Speaking to the AFL-CIO, he will talk about how a strong middle class needs a strong labor movement
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And no, I don’t mean Bardi and Silverman.

Make a notation in your PDA of choice for Thursday night at 9 p.m. for the vice presidential debates between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. I’ll be here (sorry, I was on the road traveling last Friday night for the first presidential debate) ready at the enter key for the veep battle, and I will open a thread just before the show starts.

In the meantime, some reading material background for you to digest so you can have informed and intelligent comments (along with the usual barrage of partisan insults and snarky remarks). This is from the Marist Poll, full text after the jump:

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Today’s feature presentation: Baracky II. (Which somehow uses Rocky III as its inspiration, skipping Rocky II entirely.)

• The latest on Fay.
• Down goes Pakistan’s Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
• Who’s it gonna be for V.P.?
• The candidates give their opinion on how much income makes you “rich”? Obama: $250,000. McCain: $5 million.
• Obama rakes in $51 million in July.
• Did McCain rip off one of his prison camp anecdotes?
• R.I.P. Jerry Wexler.
• The Bucs beat down the Patties.

In case you always wondered what a boulder made of legos would look like rolling down a hill …

It’s a boulder made of legos rolling down a hill.

• Ok, she’s really out. I think.
• The V.P. hunt begins.
• Obama vs. Lieberman.
• Oprah does the “happy dance” over Barack’s victory.
• You might want to avoid the Ellenton outlet mall for a few days. (Sorry Ham Gravy.)
• Go fuck your cousin! No, really, it’s OK.
• Heeeerrrrreeeeeessssssss foreclosure!
• The Red Wings win the cup.

At least in the NY Times today. Not only does he get coverage for his invite to McCain’s weekend veep auditions, but he also gets the featured spot (with photo, in print edition) in a story about how budget-strapped state legislatures are trying to find low-cost options for covering the uninsured.

All the slams against Crist’s veep appeal notwithstanding — he’s too moderate, he’s too “single,” his hair is whiter than what’s left of McCain’s — the buzz does seem to be getting a little louder. The Romney/ Jindal/ Crist face-off this weekend might be almost as much fun (or every bit as excruciating) as those ubiquitous Alltel battling-nerds ads.