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ISRAEL: US VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN TELEPHONES FM LIVNI.

Article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database Article date: November 11, 2008

(Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau). US Vice President-elect Joe Biden telephoned Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni following the victory of Barack Obama in the US presidential elections. They discussed the peace process with the Palestinians and the importance of the Iranian issue in the region. Foreign Minister Livni said: "It is very important that we continue our cooperation and work together against the Iranian threat. Time is not working in favor of the moderates in Iran. Hamas and the extremist elements are studying our moves ...

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Obama-Biden Could Be the Ticket

Posted Jul 2, 08 12:10 PM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

Obama-Biden Could Be the Ticket
Source: AP Photo/Ben Margot

(Newser) – Joe Biden, the Delaware senator who sputtered out of the primaries in Iowa, may be the ideal VP for Barack Obama, writes Walter Shapiro in Slate. The 65-year-old chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee has international policy cred, a son heading to Iraq, a pull with Catholic voters, a "just-plain-Joe political style," and a compelling personal story—his wife and daughter died in a car crash in 1972.

"In choosing a vice president, you want somebody who can be on the campaign trail day after day, taking the pressure off the candidate," says a former DNC chair. "One of the things that this campaign showed is that Joe Biden is a good retail politician."  And Biden's proposal to divide Iraq into three regions—Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish—may appeal to Obama as he looks for a reasonable resolution of the war. Biden has said he will "of course...say yes" to the VP spot if asked.

Source: Salon

More about:  Joe Biden • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • Delaware

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Biden's Son Will Deploy to Iraq by Month's End

Beau Biden, 39, is captain in Delaware National Guard

Politico Politico Nov 13, 08 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s son Beau, 39, will be sent to Iraq by Thanksgiving, Politico reports. Beau Biden, a captain in the Delaware National Guard and also the state’s attorney general, will leave Fort Bliss, Texas, for the Middle East in the next two weeks with the rest of Delaware’s 261st Tactical Theater Signal Brigade. More »

More about:  Iraq • Iraq war • Joe Biden • vice president • National Guard • Delaware • Beau Biden

 Michelle Embraces Jill on Trail

Biden's wife says the political counterparts 'have chemistry'

People People Aug 24, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama eagerly backed her husband's veep pick this week and welcomed Jill Biden with an embrace at yesterday's rally , People reports. "I've stayed out of this process," Michelle said, "but when he told me his choice I said, 'That's the right choice.' I was like, 'Good!'" Jill said they have only met in passing before, but added, "I think we have chemistry." More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Democratic National Convention • Joe Biden • Michelle Obama • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • Jill Biden

ANALYSIS

Va. Gov. Kaine Rises to Top of Obama VP Pool 

Says talks are 'very serious'; Biden, Bayh, Sebelius in contention

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 29, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is in “very serious” talks about a spot on the Democratic ticket, sources tell the Washington Post . The 50-year-old has joined Sens. Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Barack Obama’s shortlist, bringing outsider credentials though no experience in foreign affairs, which is perceived as an Obama weakness. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • Chris Dodd • Kathleen Sebelius • Evan Bayh • Tim Kaine • Sam Nunn


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