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Joe Biden stories: 241 news summaries

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 Mortars Rock Baghdad
During Biden's Visit

Vice president unharmed; will meet with Iraqi political leaders

Sep 15, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mortar rounds exploded near the US Embassy in downtown Baghdad today during a surprise visit by Joe Biden, the New York Times reports. The vice president was inside the embassy compound when two mortars struck apartment buildings across the street. Two more rounds landed near the compound but didn’t... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Green Zone • Nouri al-Maliki • US embassy in Baghdad • US Embassy in Iraq • mortar attack

(Newser) - President Obama's advisers are divided over the Pentagon's expected request for more troops to be deployed to Afghanistan, reports the New York Times. Joe Biden is leading the just-say-no camp, arguing that the mission in Pakistan is more important. The opposition includes envoy Richard Holbrooke, who says US troops are... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Robert Gates • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Richard Holbrooke • President Obama • Afghanistan exit strategy

 Bipartisan Crew Fetes 'Teddy' 
 
 

GOP senators McCain, Hatch join Dem stalwarts, Kennedy family at memorial

Aug 28, 09 9:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians from both parties joined family and friends tonight in Boston, the Globe reports, to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died Tuesday at 77. He was “the best ally you could have,” said Republican John McCain; GOP colleague Orrin Hatch said they were “like two fighting brothers.... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • John Kerry • Boston • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Arlington National Cemetery • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • memorial service • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

 Biden Chokes Up 
 in Kennedy Tribute 

Discusses 'friend,' 'anchor' at energy department event

Aug 26, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - At an energy department event today, Vice President Biden departed from the planned topic for an emotional speech on his “friend” and “anchor” Ted Kennedy, ABC News reports. Kennedy, with whom Biden served as a senator for 36 years, “made everybody he worked with bigger, both his... More »

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Joe Biden • Ted Kennedy • vice president • speech • political dynasty • tribute • remembrance

 'Trailblazer' 
 Shriver Laid to Rest 

Special Olympian: she was 'Queen of humanity'

Aug 14, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - At today's funeral Mass for Eunice Kennedy Shriver, daughter Maria called her a “trailblazer” who “was scary smart and not afraid to show it,” the Cape Cod Times reports. Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Joe Biden, and Arnold Schwarzenegger attended the private service for the Special Olympics founder... More »

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Joe Biden • Arnold Schwarzenegger • obituary • Massachusetts • Oprah Winfrey • mass • Stevie Wonder • Cape Cod • Kennedy family • memorial service • Maria Shriver • Special Olympics • Eunice Shriver

(Newser) - Bill Clinton on the golf course was notorious for cursing into the wind and rehitting balls until he was happy with his shot. But Barack Obama golfs like he governs, reports Time. The president—handicap somewhere between 16 and 24—never takes mulligans or gimme putts, rarely shows any excitement... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • golf • golf course • Robert Gibbs

(Newser) - President Obama’s birthday is right around the corner—no matter where Lou Dobbs thinks he was born—but what do you get the leader of the free world? Politico asked various Washingtonians their thoughts for Tuesday's big occasion. Some notable responses:
  • Joe Biden: “It’s a surprise!
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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Newt Gingrich • birthday • Al Franken • Austan Goolsbee • Obama administration • President Obama • Jason Chaffetz • Ron Kirk

OPINION

 Biden: Recovery Act Is Working 

Critics attacking 'pet programs' have 'misconstrued' the effort

Jul 26, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Those who dismiss the Recovery Act as “being spent on pet programs” are wrong, writes the man tasked with administering it. Writing in a New York Times op-ed, VP Joe Biden contends that the stimulus has “brought us back from the precipice.” Two-thirds of it “goes... More »

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Joe Biden • recession • unemployment • tax cuts • economic stimulus package • op-ed • financial crisis • economic recovery • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

(Newser) - Joe Biden’s visit with the Ukrainian president today in Kiev yielded an addition to the vice president’s foot-in-mouth file, the New York Post reports. “I cannot believe that a Frenchman visiting Kiev went back home and told his colleagues he discovered something and didn’t say he... More »

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Joe Biden • vice president • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko • beautiful women • state visit • Kiev

(Newser) - The federal government has mandated that every road project funded by stimulus money proudly tout the association with road signs, and that really steams Tait Trussell. The signs, “designed to meticulous federally dictated standards,” go for about $1,000, Trussell writes on Front Page. “So, publicizing thousands... More »

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Joe Biden • highways • road safety • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • federal funding • road sign • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • ARRA

OPINION

Krugman
to Obama:
I Told You So

Bush-style hedging on possible 2nd stimulus isn't helping anyone

Jul 10, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second economic stimulus package looks increasingly necessary, and President Obama may get "caught in a political-economic trap" if he doesn't act soon, warns Paul Krugman in the New York Times. The Fed is out of the picture, and the White House has to deal with legislators convinced... More »

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Bush administration • Joe Biden • Federal Reserve • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • President Obama • economic crisis

 Franken Officially Sworn In 


Jul 7, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eight months after the election, Al Franken finally became Minnesota’s junior senator today, Politico reports. Joe Biden swore the former funnyman in on the same Bible late Democratic Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone used. “Congratulations Senator,” said the vice president, causing the Senate gallery to erupt in cheers.... More »

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Joe Biden • Senate • Al Franken • Paul Wellstone

Hospitals Agree to $155B in Future Savings

Will accept lower payments for
Medicaid, Medicare

Jul 7, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nation’s hospitals have struck a deal with White House and Senate negotiators that will save the government $155 billion over 10 years, the Washington Post reports. The hospitals will accept lower-than-expected Medicare and Medicaid payments, and a gradual reduction in the amount paid to help care for... More »

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health care • Joe Biden • health care costs • hospitals • Senate Finance Committee • American Medical Association • health care reform • Obama administration • American Hospital Association

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP


 Biden: Obama 
 Team 'Misread' 
  the Economy 

Colin Powell 'concerned' by Obama's spending

Jul 5, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden conceded today that the Obama administration “misread” how bad the economy actually was and that now the unemployment rate is “much too high,” The Hill reports. In an interview taped in Iraq with This Week, the vice president also said the US doesn’t intend... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • Joe Biden • North Korea • unemployment • economy • Sarah Palin • Obama administration • financial crisis

(Newser) - Joe Biden presided over a huge naturalization ceremony in Baghdad today, CNN reports, as 237 US service members became American citizens. “We did it in Saddam’s palace,” Biden said, “and I can think of nothing better. That SOB is rolling over in his grave right now.... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Joe Biden • nationalization

 Iraq Protesters 
 Burn US Flag 
 During Biden Visit 

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr mock veep's reconciliation tour

Jul 3, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to promote reconciliation among Iraqis was met today with protests by supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Reuters reports. Demonstrators burned American flags and shouted anti-US slogans. Biden plans to meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani to assess plans to heal the... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Sadr City • sectarianism • Muqtada al-Sadr • political demonstrations • protesters • American flag

(Newser) - High-level officials of Joe Biden's caliber usually stay in places like Iraq for a few hours, max. Biden, however, is now gearing up for the second day of his surprise visit. No wonder: In his new role as a sort of unofficial envoy to the nation, Biden has no small... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • vice president • envoy

Analysis

 Hillary Excelling as 
 Obama's Second Banana 

Campaign animosity nowhere to be found for cabinet 'superstar'

Jun 19, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Observers hoping for signs of the old campaign animosity between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been sorely disappointed. Clinton has been faithfully—and efficiently—executing Obama’s strategy, including the parts she criticized him for on the trail, writes the Economist. For example: Asked about her past... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • State Department • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP



 Biden: 'Real 
 Doubts' About 
 Iran Poll Results 

Elsewhere, officials spar over pending health care proposals

Jun 14, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden this morning expressed “some real doubt” that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad legitimately won re-election in Iran, Politico reports. “There’s an awful lot of questions about how this election was run,” he told Meet the Press. On health care, Biden reiterated President Obama’s reluctance... More »

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Iran • Joe Biden • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Chris Dodd • Charles Grassley • talk show • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • benefits • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

OPINION

OK, Mr. President, Enough With the TV: Maher

Obama should focus on getting things done, Bill Maher writes

Jun 12, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The country needs more presidential action and fewer presidential TV appearances, Bill Maher writes for the Los Angeles Times. "Every time you turn on the TV, there's Obama. He's getting a puppy! He's eating a cheeseburger with Joe Biden! He's taking the wife to Broadway," he writes. Not... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Michelle Obama • Bill Maher • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama • Bo Obama

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