Biden Ready to Shoot Some Hoops

by Emily Goodin - 08/26/08 12:22 PM ET

Barack Obama, Joe Biden and wives Michelle Obama and Jill Biden did a joint interview with People magazine after their Springfield, Ill., announcement on Saturday. Some highlights from the Q&A:

PEOPLE: This is the first mate you’ve chosen since Michelle.
Barack Obama: That’s a good point.
Michelle Obama: Barack is looking for people who will challenge him, who will tell him no.
Barack Obama: That’s exactly what you need [in a vice president].
Michelle Obama: That’s why he married me. (Laughs.) So I’d tell Sen. Biden, don’t pull any punches.

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