Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine refused to answer any direct questions this morning about whether the Obama campaign has told him they are considering choosing him as running mate. Kaine, who has been named as one of Obama’s top three or four choices for VP over the last week, appeared on the “Hands Across the Potomac” show hosted by WTOP’s Mark Segraves, alongside Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. It’s “flattering to be…

DCist was pleased to learn today that we’ve been selected as the official blog to represent the District of Columbia at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Denver. DCist will be part of the State Blogger Corps, which is a new cadre of bloggers who cover state and local politics that the Democratic National Committee has invited to sit with their own delegations on the convention floor. You can find a full list of…

Former Mayor and current Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry apparently called up The O’Reilly Factor and asked to be a guest on the conservative talk show last night, and we’ve posted the video above. Barry wanted to talk a bit about Sen. Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal, but don’t get too excited — the back and forth between Barry and host Bill O’Reilly is actually for the most part rather…