With funding from Hashim, Prabowo ran in July for vice president on the ticket of former leader Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Mr Jonathan took over as governor and two years later was hand-picked by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to run on the Profile: Nigeria's Goodluck JonathanPDP's ticket as vice-presidential candidate in 2007.
Again, the trivia question this week, who was the last cabinet member to wind up as part of a presidential ticket, president or vice presidential nominee?
On a different topic, Clinton once again eschewed any interest in the vice presidential slot on the Democratic ticket this year, saying she would turn down Sen.
On the Republican side, Huckabee dismissed suggestions Sunday that he is pursuing a vice presidential slot on McCain's ticket.
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We all went crazy when Geraldine Ferraro was picked the first female vice presidential choice on a major party ticket in 1984, and Walter Mondale lost 49 states.
On Friday, Dean left open the possibility he would accept a vice presidential nomination on a Democratic presidential ticket, a move that is unusual for candidates seeking to appear presidential.
The latest media template is that the vice presidential nominee is a drag on the GOP ticket.
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The deal that allows airlines to fly anywhere in the European Union to anywhere in the United States and vice versa promised to increase competition between carriers and possibly cut ticket prices.
But I would point out at the same time that there is a pretty clear difference between what the Republican ticket is advocating, and what President Obama and Vice President Biden are advocating.
So Golkar's leader, the current vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, will remain on the Yudhoyono ticket.
Even if Edwards is willing to join the ticket, he's just one of many potential vice presidential candidates, including some other drop-outs from the Democratic presidential race, including retired Gen.
Ibrahim Babangida, an ageing former military ruler, and Atiku Abubakar, a former civilian vice-president, have both declared that they will seek the PDP ticket.
As vice presidential candidates both Romney and Christie would add a north easterner to the ticket, which might win Perry their respective home state, but more importantly seems like a more balanced ticket to those concerned that Perry is too conservative.
Gore and Gephardt met last weekend at the vice president's official residence to discuss the pros and cons of Gephardt joining the ticket.
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While most vice presidential picks have been announced only days before the Republican convention, Romney is unveiling his ticket -- which the campaign is calling "America's Comeback Team" -- more than two weeks before the GOP gathers in Tampa, Florida.
And when Vice President John Nance Garner challenged Roosevelt for his third term in 1940, Garner was off the ticket and Henry Wallace was named to the ticket.
The New York senator's appearance drew a large crowd of her female supporters, and while she sang the praises of the Obama-Biden ticket at the rally, one thing she refused to do was take shots at Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
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