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Face It, This Is the Biden Administration
Face It, This
Is the Biden Administration
OPINION
Mar 3, 2011 12:05 PM CST

Face It, This Is the Biden Administration

Busy veep takes lead on everything; what's Obama doing?

(Newser) - President Obama has tapped Joe Biden to try to sort out the budget mess on Capitol Hill, hoping he can work the same magic he worked in passing December’s tax cut deal, and the 2009 stimulus, the Washington Post reports. Which makes Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times wonder:...

Meet China's Next President

 Meet China's 
 Next President 
Jan 24, 2011 2:41 PM CST

Meet China's Next President

Hu's likely successor a well-connected political whiz

(Newser) - Next year, Hu Jintao is expected to step down as China’s president, leaving Xi Jinping in charge. He’s a mystery to most in his country, the New York Times notes, but he has ascended from regional leader to vice president on the strength of political savvy and family...

Biden Makes Surprise Afghanistan Visit

VP to review progress in security handover

(Newser) - The vice president has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Joe Biden is in the country to review progress as allied forces turn security over to Afghan hands, the AP reports. He’s set to meet with President Karzai and US commander David Petraeus, the White House says; he’ll...

Biden's Way Off on 'Total' Afghanistan Pullout
Biden's Way Off on 'Total' Afghanistan Pullout
OPINION
Dec 20, 2010 12:16 PM CST

Biden's Way Off on 'Total' Afghanistan Pullout

VP claimed departure 'come hell or high water'

(Newser) - Joe Biden was in the spotlight this weekend for saying the US would follow its Iraq model and be “totally” out of Afghanistan by 2014, “come hell or high water.” Well, that’s just wrong, writes Justin Elliott in Salon . For one thing, withdrawal from Iraq hasn’...

The Unique (and Growing) Role of Joe Biden

VP fights for White House in Congress, abroad

(Newser) - If it seems like Joe Biden was just waxing poetic about “the first mainstream" black guy who's "bright and clean," then you probably won't recognize the fierce veep who defended the boss last week, shouting at whining Dems, "There's no goddamned way I'm going to stand...

'Gray Lady' Profiles Onion, Blogosphere Points, Laughs
'Gray Lady' Profiles Onion,
Blogosphere Points, Laughs
media pile-on
Nov 11, 2010 1:39 PM CST

'Gray Lady' Profiles Onion, Blogosphere Points, Laughs

Bloggers poke fun of 'NYT' article about Joe Biden parodies

(Newser) - The Onion likes writing parodies about Joe Biden, Biden reportedly likes reading them, and the New York Times takes note of it all with a story today headlined "The Onion Strikes Comic Gold With Biden Spoofs" that you can read here . Or you can read the bewildered reaction from...

Bush Considered Dumping Cheney in '04

President 'wanted to show who was in charge,' he writes in 'Decision Points'

(Newser) - George Bush seriously considered ditching Dick Cheney for the 2004 election, he writes in his memoir, Decision Points. Cheney offered to step aside and Bush—seeking "to demonstrate I was in charge"—explored the possibility of replacing him with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist before deciding to ask...

Biden: Obama Asked Me to Run Again

He will be on 2012 ticket, he assures us

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton already squashed rumors that she’ll replace Joe Biden as vice president on the 2012 ticket, and now Biden himself is doing the same. “I tell you what, there’s real trust, that’s why he’s asked me to run again,” he tells the New ...

Clinton Squashes VP Rumors

Says she has 'absolutely no interest'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton forcefully dismissed the bubbling rumors that she would replace Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate in 2012. Time magazine’s CEO asked Clinton about the rumors at a professional women’s conference today, according to Andrea Mitchell of NBC . Clinton replied that Biden was doing “...

Woodward: Clinton May Move to VP

It's 'on the table' he tells John King

(Newser) - Rumors have been swirling around the Beltway that Hillary Clinton might replace Joe Biden on the 2012 ticket, and Bob Woodward gave them a little stir last night on CNN . Asked by John King if he thought Clinton would step in, Woodward readily replied, “It’s on the table....

Dick Cheney Leaves Hospital

Ex-VP discharged after a month, implantation of cardiac device

(Newser) - Former VP Dick Cheney left the hospital today, 6 weeks after being admitted because he was suffering "discomfort" and about a month after having a cardiac pump implanted . Cheney, 69, suffered his first heart attack at age 37, notes the Wall Street Journal . He will continue to recuperate at...

Feds Fine Biden Campaign $219K for Violations

Included is a deeply discounted plane ride

(Newser) - Election watchdogs have fined Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign more than $219,000 for sloppy bookkeeping and accepting excessive contributions, including a discounted flight on a private jet. The FCC audit says the Biden campaign accepted an illegal corporate contribution in the form of a round-trip flight between New Hampshire...

Dick Cheney Has Heart Pump Implanted

Former VP recuperating after surgery

(Newser) - Dick Cheney is recovering after another serious heart procedure. The former vice president had a pump implanted that "improves heart function and will enable me to return to an active life," he said in a statement. The device, called a Left Ventricular Assist Device, is used only for...

Biden Makes Surprise Stop in Iraq
Biden Makes Surprise Stop
in Iraq
Jul 3, 2010 10:10 AM CDT

Biden Makes Surprise Stop in Iraq

In Afghanistan, meanwhile, Petraeus calls for unity

(Newser) - Joe Biden and his wife will be spending the Fourth of July weekend with the troops in Iraq. The vice president landed in Baghdad today for the surprise visit, where he will also meet with Iraqi leaders. It's likely an attempt to reassure Iraqis that the US is still engaged,...

Cheney Likely to Leave Hospital Tomorrow

Daughter Liz says pop's condition much improved

(Newser) - One of Dick Cheney's daughters says the hospitalized former vice president could go home on Monday after receiving medication to treat a fluid buildup related to his aggressive form of heart disease. The 69-year-old, who has had five heart attacks, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital on Friday after...

Dick Cheney Hospitalized
 Dick Cheney Hospitalized 
Jun 25, 2010 10:53 PM CDT

Dick Cheney Hospitalized

It's unclear if it's related to his heart trouble

(Newser) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital today after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease. Cheney was expected to remain at George Washington University Hospital over the weekend, said spokesman Peter Long.

Clinton and Biden Should Switch Jobs—Seriously

She'd be a better VP, he'd rather run State

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden really ought to have each other’s job, argues Sally Quinn in the Washington Post . All the arguments against giving Hillary Clinton the VP job—that she might not be happy, that Bill would be a problem, etc.—have effectively evaporated, and certainly haven't...

Al and Tipper Gore Separate
 Al and Tipper Gore Separate 
Jun 1, 2010 11:35 AM CDT

Al and Tipper Gore Separate

Ex-VP and wife, married 40 years, were college sweethearts

(Newser) - Two weeks after celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, Al and Tipper Gore are separating, Politico reports . The Nobel laureate and former vice president and his wife, a photographer and sometime activist, broke the news to friends in an email saying "that after a great deal of thought and discussion,...

Joe Biden Jokes About Blumenthal's War Record

Vice president takes a dig at veterans' hospital

(Newser) - It's politically volatile territory, so someone cue up the vice president for a joke. During a barbecue today at the Walter Reed Medical Center, Joe Biden just couldn't help himself, reports the Hill . "I didn't serve in Vietnam. I don't want to make a Blumenthal mistake here," he...

Beau Biden Has Mild Stroke
 Beau Biden Has Mild Stroke 
updated
May 11, 2010 2:37 PM CDT

Beau Biden Has Mild Stroke

Vice president's son said to be doing well

(Newser) - Beau Biden—the vice president's son and the attorney general of Delaware—suffered what appears to have been a mild stroke today. The 41-year-old is now "fully alert" and has full motor and speech skills, said a White House statement. He's expected to make a complete recovery. Parents Joe...

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