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Article: Kaine Poised To Chair The DNC; Va. Governor to Hold Position Part Time In Last Year in Office
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- The Washington Post
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- January 5, 2009
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Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the
Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top
political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while
finishing his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources
said.
Kaine, 50, who emerged as a finalist for the job of Obama's
running mate last summer, will operate from Richmond in a part-time
capacity until January 2010, when he will become the full-time DNC
chairman. Kaine is constitutionally barred from running for
reelection.
Kaine, a friend of the president-elect's, is a gregarious chief
executive who is known to relish political combat and helped put
Virginia in the Democratic presidential ...