Monitor: Reaction in the US Press to Al Gore's Surprise Nomination of Joseph Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, as His Running Mate ; ALL THE NEWS OF THE WORLD

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The Washington Times

Who can rationally argue that Mr Lieberman is not qualified to be president? In 1984, the last time a Democratic presidential candidate sought a running- mate out of desperation, Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro, an utterly unqualified three-term representative. Mr Gore, thankfully, did not repeat that gambit. Mr Gore deserves credit for selecting an extremely qualified candidate to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. If anybody can inoculate Mr Gore from the "Clinton fatigue" that has infected his presidential candidacy, it is Mr Lieberman, who became the first senior Democratic lawmaker to condemn President Clinton for the moral …