Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate

Ex-teacher to help Democratic presidential ticket appeal to rural, white voters in Midwest

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her newly chosen running mate,Tim Walz, react at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 6. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate in the November election, her campaign announced on Tuesday.

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