Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says

But Bill, 'always a president,' makes choice 'complicated'
By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 12, 2008 6:26 PM CDT
Hillary Still in Veepstakes, Obama Says
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, talks with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., on Obama's campaign charter jet in Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Barack Obama told a donor this week that he may still invite Hillary Clinton on the ticket, but worries husband Bill might crowd the White House. "He said once you're a president, even if you're a former president, you're always a president," the donor told the Los Angeles Times. She said she pressed Obama because she believes the media and the Democratic Party have treated Clinton unfairly. (More Barack Obama stories.)

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