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From today’s Washington Post: Kaine and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius are the only state leaders believed to be under serious consideration, sources close to Obama said. As in Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine. As in serious consideration to be Obama’s Number 2. A handful of “longtime senators with foreign policy experience,” including Joseph Biden and Evan…

Newsmax says so, channeling National Review’s Mark Hemingway from last week. Hemingway makes a pretty convincing case. It’s deep in the ’08 cycle. Obama’s been trying like mad to reach white evangelicals and other religious constituencies for a year and a half. And how many credible polls have actually reported him making inroads among religious…

In her column for USA Today’s Monday religion slot, TIME mag editor/Democratic faith expert Amy Sullivan reveals the surprising history behind George W. Bush’s White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. In arguing for the expansion of the program, Barack Obama isn’t simply co-opting one of Bush’s signature programs; it turns out that he’s reclaiming an…

Religion Writer blogger Andrea Useem has posted this curious photo of a Baptist church marquee in Lynchburg, Virginia, home of the Falwell dynasty. Apparently, some evangelicals are irked at the perception that Obama is emphasizing works at the expense of faith: The pastor seems to be taking a shot at Obama’s James-like emphasis on works…
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