Always a bridesmaid, never a bride? 

Former presidential candidate John Edwards is on a list of potential running mates for Democrat Barack Obama, according to a Michigan congresswoman.

Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who leads the Congressional Black Caucus, said that members of Obama's vetting team, Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, indicated the two were on the list, the Associated Press reports.

"Former Sen. Sam Nunn’s name has come up, as well as John Edwards' name has come up among our CBC members," she said.

If true, that would make the third election cycle — after Al Gore's run in 2000 and John Kerry's in 2004 — that Edwards has made the short list of vice presidential picks.

Edwards has previously said he was not interested in the job. 

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield is co-chairing a black leadership conference.

The annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference will be held in Washington, D.C., which started last night and runs through this weekend.

Along with seminars and issue forums, the conference will also feature a jazz concert.

They keynote speech at a prayer breakfast Saturday will be given by Dr. Clifford A. Jones, pastor of Friendship Missionary Church in Charlotte.

Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat, is co-chairing the event along with U.S. Reps. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Michigan and Donna M. Christensen of the Virgin Islands.