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Glossies

 How Biden Got 
 His Least-Likely Role 

His job as adviser will count

Jan 24, 09 9:33 PM CST
(Newser) - A self-declared "Senate man," Joe Biden admitted up-front that he might not fit the vice-presidency. The charming Democrat had spent two-thirds of his life making feisty speeches and verbal flubs—not exactly characteristic traits of a VP. So Barack Obama and Biden sat down to talk. All... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Senate • White House • vice president

 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

Clinton, Biden Say Goodbye to the Senate

'I'll always be 'a Senate man,'' says VP-elect

Jan 15, 09 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton said farewell to the Senate today as they prepare for their new jobs in the Obama administration. Clinton said she was “gratified” by her 16-1 confirmation as Secretary of State by the Foreign Relations Committee, and she thanked her colleagues for being “wonderful... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Senate • secretary of State • vice president • President Obama

Interview

 Biden Plans to Shrink VP Power 

But he'll be 'the guy in the room'

Jan 15, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Most vice presidents enter office wanting to grab power and make a name for themselves. Not Joe Biden. The VP-elect is determined to roll back Dick Cheney’s massive power grab, he tells the New York Times. Will that make him less effective? “The only value of... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • Bush legacy • vice president • George W. Bush • Obama administration • Office of the Vice President • President Obama

In Afghanistan, Biden Meets Troops, General, Prez

VP-elect thanks soldiers for 'big, big' work

Jan 10, 09 8:35 AM CST
(AP) - Joe Biden got word today in Afghanistan that thousands of new American troops expected in the country's south will need more helicopters and other support to beat back surging Taliban violence, the AP reports. Biden and Sen. Lindsey Graham met with the head of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen.... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Biden • Pakistan • vice president • Lindsey Graham • NATO troops • Afghanistan war • David McKiernan

(Newser) - Dick Cheney asserted today that "we don't torture" but said the limited use of "enhanced interrogation" such as waterboarding yielded information that helped fend off terror attacks, the Washington Examiner reports. Cheney told a roundtable of conservative journalists that the administration doesn't get enough credit for "what... More »

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Dick Cheney • White House • vice president

 Reid: I Won't Be Obama 
 Rubber Stamp 

Senate majority leader vows Congress won't just be Obama's rubber stamp

Jan 7, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The 111th Congress is going to be a lot more than just a rubber stamp for Barack Obama's policies, Harry Reid tells the Hill. The Senate majority leader says Democrats must take care to avoid over-reaching. "If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him," the Democrat... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • vice president • Democratic Senators • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • President Obama

 23% Dub 
 Cheney 
 'Worst 
 VP Ever' 

But Cheney still has support in GOP

Dec 23, 08 2:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Dick Cheney is arguably the most powerful vice president in history, but one American in four say he's also the worst in history, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp survey. Of those polled, 23% rate Cheney's job performance as the worst ever, with another 41% rating him poor. That still... More »

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Dick Cheney • poll • Bush legacy • vice president • executive power • Opinion Research Corp

 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

 After Cheney, 
 a VP Without 
 Portfolio 

Once-outspoken Biden content with the back seat

Nov 26, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The nation's last two vice presidents loomed large in Washington—Al Gore leading on the environment and technology and Dick Cheney practically a shadow president. But when Joe Biden succeeds arguably the most powerful No. 2 in American history, the job is expected to shrink back to its original size.... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Cabinet • vice president • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

 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

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

Beau Biden, 39, is captain in Delaware National Guard

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’... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • National Guard • vice president • Beau Biden • Delaware • Iraq war

Bidens Headed to VP Mansion to Meet Cheneys

VP-to-be will dine at Naval Observatory tomorrow to discuss transition

Nov 12, 08 3:45 PM CST
(AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are getting together tomorrow night to discuss the upcoming handoff of the job as the nation's second-in-command. Cheney spokeswoman Megan Mitchell says Cheney and his wife, Lynne, will host Biden and his wife, Jill, at their home. More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • vice president • President • George W. Bush • Office of the Vice President • President Obama

 Cheney 
 Cancels 
 Event Over 
 Heart Issue 

Goes to hospital for outpatient procedure

Oct 15, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney canceled a campaign event in Illinois today after experiencing an abnormal heart rhythm. Cheney's press secretary Megan Mitchell said that during a doctor's visit this morning, it was discovered that the vice president was having a recurrence of atrial fibrillation—an abnormal rhythm involving the upper... More »

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Dick Cheney • vice president • heart health

UPDATED

 VP Debate Draws 
 Record 69.9M 

Shatters the 56.9M for Ferraro-Bush in 1984, and well above McCain-Obama I

Oct 3, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last night’s vice presidential debate drew 69.9 million viewers, shattering the record for such an event, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The 1984 encounter between VP candidates Geraldine Ferraro and George H.W. Bush drew 56.9 million; the record for a campaign debate is 80.6 million for... More »

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Joe Biden • Nielsen • vice president • TV ratings • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential debate

OPINION

 The Vice Presidency Must Go 

Founding fathers created institution in very different context

Oct 2, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Few countries have vice presidents, and the US shouldn’t either, Bruce Ackerman writes in the LA Times. The founding fathers established the office as a consolation prize, the Yale law and political science professor explains, and it's morphed into a ticket-balancing slot. "This isn't a question on which... More »

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John McCain • political reform • vice president • electoral reform • Sarah Palin • Office of the Vice President

(AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talked tough on foreign policy today and said she feels ready to step into the presidency if something were to happen to John McCain. Asked by ABC's Charlie Gibson in her first TV interview since joining the ticket if she felt prepared, she responded, "I... More »

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vice president • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Charlie Gibson

Palin's Glasses Are a Fashion Spectacle

But is the focus
on her look
just sexist?

Sep 11, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin: Hockey mom, moose-hunter … trend setter? Marie Claire says Palin's $375 designer glasses are “a style hit,” and opticians have been flooded with inquiries about the Kazuo Kawasaki 704s, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  “It’s always been, ‘Men don’t make passes... More »

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fashion • women's rights • sexism • vice president • eyeglasses • Geraldine Ferraro • Sarah Palin • Kazuo Kawasaki

Quayle: Palin Furor 'Sounded Familiar'

1988 Republican
VP candidate offers advice: 'Be yourself'

Sep 5, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s entrance into the election campaign seems like déjà vu to Dan Quayle, who played that part for the Republicans in 1988. Like Palin, he was supposed to connect an old moderate to the party base and win over the Midwest with small-town charm. And like Palin,... More »

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vice president • George HW Bush • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Dan Quayle

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