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Aug 14 2008, AP

Add another book to the pile from this year’s presidential campaign, although this one is an especially quick and easy read.

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Former White House Budget DIrector, Rob Portman talks talks with the Associated Press during an interview Friday, July 1, 2008 in Lebanon, Ohio. With the Republican national convention less than a month away, Portman is often mentioned, in media reports...