June 14, 2000
Web posted at: 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The press immerses itself in the game known as "Veepstakes." Who will Bush and Gore pick as their running mates? Problem:
No one knows. Solution: No one can prove any story wrong.
All it takes to play the game is to be mentioned. If you're mentioned a lot,
you're a player. In this video report, CNN's Media Analyst Howard Kurtz runs through the so-called "short list."
VIDEO
CNN's Howard Kurtz looks at this year's veepstakes.
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