Article: Kaine falls briskly in line to back Biden.(Front)

By Julian Walker

The Virginian-Pilot

RICHMOND

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine called the process surrounding his potential vice presidential candidacy "surreal" Saturday morning.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, announced Delaware's Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate in an e-mail sent in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Kaine had been on a short list for the spot.

Hours later in a conference call from Denver, Kaine offered hearty praise about Biden as a lawmaker with an amazing public service record and "a man of great heart." Kaine cited Biden's foreign policy experience and legislative accomplishments, such as 1994's ...

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