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Obama Defends Veep Vetter Johnson

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"I am not vetting my VP search committee for their mortgages," he says of Jim Johnson, who has ties to the head of embattled mortgage lender Countrywide.

“This is a game that can be played. Everybody who is tangentially related to our campaign I think is going to have a whole host of relationships." Click above to watch.

Plus: Says he is "extraordinarily grateful" to Clinton for her "strong endorsement" Saturday, tells reporters he doesn't remember when he last had a cigarette.

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