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(Newser) - Joe Biden begs to differ with Dick Cheney's view that the US is less safe under President Obama. Cheney is not “out of line, but he is dead wrong,” Biden told CNN. In fact, the Bush administration left the nation in its weakest state since WWII, stretched thin... More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • terrorism • homeland security • George W. Bush • Obama administration • television interview • President Obama

Ashley Biden Cocaine Video Was a Setup

'Friend' hoped to hit jackpot by hawking video of VP's kid

Apr 1, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The video that supposedly shows Ashley Biden snorting cocaine was a pure set-up, Radar reports. The man hawking the video to media outlets—a so-called "friend" of of the VP’s daughter—bought the cocaine himself, along with a hidden camera, as part of an elaborate plot to make... More »

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Joe Biden • cocaine • undercover video • Ashley Biden

Lawyer Blows Off Alleged Ashley Biden Coke Video

Says not involved after shopping tape to press

Mar 30, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The DC lawyer hawking a video that purportedly showed Joe Biden’s daughter snorting coke has suddenly dropped the client—a supposed friend of Ashley Biden—who provided the tape, the New York Daily News reports. Thomas Dunlap refused to identify the provider of the film, which was being shopped... More »

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Joe Biden • cocaine • video • lawyer • tape • Ashley Biden

Analysis

 Biden Crafts 
 Key Niche as 
 'Adviser-in-Chief' 

VP heads major assignments, 'stirs the pot'

Mar 29, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Blunt, verbose, and a Beltway insider, Joe Biden could not be more different than his polished, change-loving boss, but he's solidified a key role in the administration just the same, the New York Times reports. When Barack Obama asked Biden to join his ticket, he sought a “uber-adviser” who... More »

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Joe Biden • vice president • Obama administration • President Obama

Man Shops 'Biden Daughter' Cocaine Video
to Newspaper

He claims tape shows Ashley snorting coke

Mar 29, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man claiming to be a friend of Vice President Joe Biden's daughter is offering to sell the media a videotape that allegedly shows her snorting cocaine at a party this month, reports the New York Post. The man approached the Post through a lawyer, initially asking for $2... More »

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Joe Biden • cocaine • undercover video • Howard Stern Grid • Ashley Biden

Intense Debate Led to
Obama Afghan Compromise

Biden warned against being dragged into political, military quagmire

Mar 28, 09 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's new Afghan strategy was forged after intense debate among advisers, reports the New York Times, with VP Joe Biden being the voice of caution, warning against being dragged into a quagmire there. All advisers agreed that the goal should narrow to tackling al-Qaeda, rather than Bush-style nation-building. But... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Joe Biden • Taliban • al-Qaeda • Afghanistan war • President Obama

(Newser) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says the US should extend its zeal for bailouts south of the border, the Miami Herald reports. Ortega says Central America is reeling from the downturn as US manufacturing and textile plants shut down or downsize. It’s only fair, then, that the US offer a... More »

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Joe Biden • Nicaragua • Daniel Ortega • Central America • bailout • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - The White House might not be onboard with bills sprinting through Congress to tax away AIG’s outrage-inducing bonuses. Top White House financial advisers are reacting coolly to the suggestion, the Washington Post reports. “The president has been clear we don’t want to govern out of anger,... More »

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Joe Biden • White House • AIG • bonuses • Obama administration • clawback

Biden Pokes Fun at the Boss at DC Dinner

Prez thinks Easter's 'about him;' Granholm roasts 'hot' Palin

Mar 22, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth again, Politico reports—but this time he meant to. President Obama skipped last night’s annual Gridiron Club white-tie gathering of Washington elite, and the VP got in some laughs at his expense, explaining Obama was busy preparing for Easter. “He... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Jennifer Granholm

Pa. Gov Says He, Biden Have Tried to Lure GOP's Specter

Pa. moderate remains loyal to GOP

Mar 16, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats are still looking for ways to boost their majority in the Senate, Talking Points Memo reports today. Gov. Ed Rendell told a regional TV network he’d tried to get Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to switch sides, and so had VP Joe Biden and Sen. Bob Casey. “... More »

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Joe Biden • Arlen Specter • Ed Rendell • Bob Casey

US Can Turn 70% of Afghan Taliban: Biden

Largest group of insurgents just hired mercenaries, VP says

Mar 10, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A majority of the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are just hired guns whose loyalties could be bought by the US, Joe Biden said today. “Five percent of the Taliban is incorrigible, not susceptible to anything other than being defeated,” the vice president said. “Another 25% or so... More »

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Joe Biden • NATO • Taliban • mercenaries • Anbar • Bill Maher • Sunni insurgents • NATO summit • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Fox News is poking fun at Joe Biden for seeming a little clueless about the web. During an appearance on CBS' Early Show today, Biden sought to refer viewers to the government's new stimulus-tracking website, but he couldn't come up with its "number." His full line: "You... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • Internet • vice president • George W. Bush • The Early Show

OPINION

Obama a Spineless Leader Thus Far: Krauthammer

While Russia and Iran make threats, president fails to show spine

Feb 20, 09 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has faced a spate of little challenges thus far from Russia, Iran, and Pakistan—and flunked them all, writes Charles Krauthammer. While Putin compounds his military strength and Ahmadinejad insults America, the new president has exhibited "utter passivity" on the world stage. In just one month, says... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • NATO • diplomacy • Obama administration • Manas Air Base

Take My VP—Please! 

Just 3 weeks in, jokes signal tensions may lurk beneath Obama's public praise of Biden

Feb 10, 09 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Only a few weeks in, and Joe Biden and Barack Obama are already sniping at each other half-seriously? That’s how it sometimes looks, the Los Angeles Times reports. After the VP  recently talked up the stimulus package’s chances of failing. Obama responded, “You know, I don’t... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • vice president • Obama administration • Obama-Biden

 Biden Vows 
 'New Tone' in 
 Foreign Policy 

In Germany, VP cites 'new tone in Washington'

Feb 7, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden offered an outline of "a new tone" in US foreign policy today, one that puts a priority on diplomacy over military force, Reuters reports. The US also will call on allies for help in handling world threats. “We will engage. We will listen. We will consult.... More »

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Joe Biden • military • diplomacy • Germany • Europe • allies • foreign policy • George W. Bush • Obama administration

Critics Blast Obama's Zinni Flip-Flop

They call yanking of
Iraq ambassador post sign of transition chaos

Feb 6, 09 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Remember those fat times, back in December, when competence and seamless coordination were back in town? Oh well. Joining the parade of minor appointment-related slip-ups is the apparent bait-and-switch pulled on retired Gen. Anthony Zinni, reports Politico. Zinni was told he had the job of Iraq ambassador—then the rug... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Saudi Arabia • ambassador • Obama administration • Anthony Zinni

 Biden to Head Middle-Class Task Force

Obama calls it an 'American moment'

Jan 30, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama today announced a new task force on the middle class, to be led by none other than onetime "working class kid from Scranton" Joe Biden, the Chicago Tribune reports. “This is a difficult moment,” Obama said, referring in part to the day’s dire... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • middle class • labor unions • Obama administration • economic policies

 Biden Apologizes 
 to Roberts 

Oddly, nobody is surprised by veep's gaffe

Jan 28, 09 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,... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • John Roberts • gaffe • President Obama • presidential oath

War, Not Nation-Building, Will Be Obama's Top Afghan Goal

Objectives could strain, even break, US ties with President Karzai

Jan 28, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In a departure from Bush policies, the Obama administration intends to ramp up military operations in Afghanistan at the expense of reconstruction, the New York Times reports, shifting the burden of civil work to NATO allies. “If we set ourselves the objective of creating some sort of Central Asian... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Biden • NATO • Hamid Karzai • US military • reconstruction • al-Qaeda • Obama administration • President Obama

(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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Joe Biden • vice president • teaching • Jill Biden

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