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Biden Apologizes to Roberts

Oddly, nobody is surprised by veep's gaffe

By Gabriel Winant, Newser User

Posted Jan 28, 2009 11:24 AM CST

(Newser) – The sun rose in the east today, and Joe Biden apologized for a hokey joke. The VP called Chief Justice John Roberts to say he was sorry for his crack about the flubbed inaugural oath, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “My memory’s not as good as Justice Roberts,” Biden said as he prepared to swear in White House staffers in his first full day on the job. A spokesman says the two "had a good conversation."

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In this photo provided by CBS, Vice President Joe Biden appears on CBS' "Face the Nation" in Wilmington, Del., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)

Vice President Joe Biden, left, makes a humorous remark as President Barack Obama signs a series of executive documents, Wednesday, Jan. 21,2009 in the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Barack Obama is congratulated by Chief Justice John Roberts after Obama was sworn in at the US Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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