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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Jill Biden

Jill Biden stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - Jill Biden isn't letting all this Washington hubbub affect her career. The wife of the vice president has begun teaching English as an adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College, the Daily Press reports. Biden, who has two master's degrees in English and reading and a doctorate in education, taught... More »

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 Biden Is 47th Vice President 

Longtime Del. senator sworn in at inauguration

Jan 20, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden has assumed the office of vice president of the United States, the Washington Post reports. On the steps of the Capitol, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens swore in the longtime Delaware senator, who vowed to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all... More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • vice president • John Paul Stevens • inauguration • Jill Biden • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Don't Tell Hillary: Biden Was Offered State Job, Wife Says

VP-elect shushes wife after admission that stunned Oprah

Jan 19, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - This time a gaffe came courtesy of the other Biden: The future Second Lady revealed to Oprah today that her husband had been offered a role as either Barack Obama’s vice-president or as secretary of state, ABC News reports. Joe Biden laughed after his wife’s slip-up, which caused... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • secretary of State • Oprah Winfrey • vice president • Jill Biden

Guess Who Else Is Bringing a Puppy to DC?

Joe Biden picks out German shepherd Jill promised him if he won

Dec 14, 08 4:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama girls don’t have their puppy yet, but Joe Biden wasted no time in picking out his new veep's best friend, the (Delaware) News Journal reports. The vice president-elect has chosen a six-week-old male German shepherd—the “pick of the litter,” says the Pennsylvania breeder. Biden’... More »

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 Jill Biden Goes Her Own Way 

VP-Elect's wife won't be sticking to Naval Conservatory

Nov 28, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Jill Biden is not your typical vice presidential spouse. She has four degrees, three kids, and a teaching career that’s unlikely to take a back seat to her Washington duties, Politico reports. “She’ll still teach in the spring, but hopefully near Washington,” said a colleague at... More »

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Joe Biden • vice president • profile • Jill Biden • President Obama

 Cheneys Greet the Bidens 


Nov 13, 08 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... More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • vice president • Lynne Cheney • Election 2008 • Jill Biden

GLOSSIES

In a Campaign of Joes,
Jill Biden Stands Out


Oct 16, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain-Palin team's affinity for Joe Six-Pack and Joe the Plumber gets the press, but the Democrats have their own champion of the average Joe (and not just because she's married to one) in Jill Biden, writes Jonathan Van Meter in Vogue. The prospective second lady—college professor; political wife... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Michelle Obama • wife • Election 2008 • presidential election • Jill Biden

 Michelle Embraces Jill on Trail

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

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,... More »

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

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