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Former Fannie Mae chairman steps down from Barack Obama's VP search team
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CHICAGO - James A. Johnson, the consummate Washington insider whom Senator Barack Obama tapped to head his vice-presidential search effort, resigned abruptly on Wednesday to try to silence a growing furor over his business activities. (article 1) James Johnson resigned on Wednesday after days of criticism from John McCain and other Republicans over supposedly sweetheart loans from subprime lender Countrywide Financial. (article 13) WASHINGTON - A former CEO leading Democrat Barack Obama's vice presidential search stepped down Wednesday as Republican criticism of his home mortgage deals became a distraction for a candidate who eschews Washington insider influence. (article 4) WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama after first downplaying questions about the ethics of his chief vice presidential vetter Jim Johnson, the former Fannie Mae chief on Wednesday accepted his resignation. (article 3) Johnson said he was leaving a three-member committee charged with vetting potential Obama running mates so that his ties to a mortgage company wouldn't become a campaign distraction. (article 10) WASHINGTON Barack Obama ramped up his search for a running mate on Monday, consulting with one congressional ally by phone and dispatching members of his vice presidential vetting team to the Capitol for meetings. (article 8)

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