Washington, Aug. 23 : Aides of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama appear to be wary about what former president Bill Clinton might say during his speech at the party convention next week.

Clinton is yet to formerly endorse Obama as the party''s choice for president, and the latter''s aides say that his reluctance to be shackled to a set text is giving the Obama camp the jitters.

New York, Aug. 23: What his wife, Michelle, will be wearing, is a more tightly held secret than what his vice-presidential choice was, says presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama.

When asked what Michelle was going to wear on Monday night, CBS quoted Obama as saying: “You know, there -- there are some things that even I don't know. And what Michelle is gonna wear is a tightly held secret. More tightly held than who my vice presidential choice is gonna be.”

Washington, Aug 23: A leading designer has

New York, Aug 23 : Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defence issues.

The 65-year-old Biden is a veteran of more than three decades in the Senate, and one of his party’s leading experts on foreign policy, an area in which polls indicate Obama needs help in his race against Republican rival John McCain.

Washington - By bringing Joe Biden into his presidential bid, Barack Obama has taken a major step toward shoring up what many believe is a key weakness running against John McCain: lack of foreign policy experience.

Biden, a longtime senator from Delaware and venerable chairman of the upper house's Foreign Relations Committee, is an old hand at international relations and will likely appeal to voters sceptical of Obama's foreign affairs credentials.

Washington - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was expected to name Saturday his pick to campaign alongside him as the vice presidential candidate.

His choice had been the hot topic of US media all week amid speculation of which of a handful of likely politicians would get the nod. On Friday, broadcaster CNN even showed live shots of several of the candidates' homes in hopes of some sort of clue.