1.0link116023<![CDATA[Obama-Clinton Group VoteBoth Shuts Down]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/clinton-backing-vp-group_n_116023.htmlWASHINGTON — An effort to urge Barack Obama to pick former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate is shutting down under the assumption she is not a contender for the No. 2 spot.
The two former Clinton staffers who started the group Vote Both say Obama's decision to offer Clinton a prime-time speaking role at the Democratic Party nominating convention and other signals suggest Obama will not chose her.