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Cheneys Greet the Bidens

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2008 5:59 PM CST

(Newser) – Joe Biden and wife Jill paid a pleasant social call this evening on the man Biden once called the "most dangerous vice president" in the nation's history. Dick Cheney and wife Lynne invited the Bidens for a meeting and a tour of the VP's official residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, AFP reports. "It was a good visit," said a Cheney spokeswoman, and a Biden spokeswoman agreed.

No word on whether they discussed this zinger launched by Biden at the party convention: "For every American who is trying to do the right thing, for all those people in government who are honoring their pledge to uphold the law and respect our Constitution, no longer will the eight most dreaded words in the English language be: 'The vice president's office is on the phone.'"

From left, Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynne welcome Jill and Joe Biden to the vice president's official residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrives for his meeting with the Cheneys. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynne Cheney, with Jill and Joe Biden at the vice president's residence in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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