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Biden Complains After Ambush Interview

His office want to know: Were rules broken?

(Newser) - Joe Biden is not happy about the ambush interview that landed him on cable TV—and he’s letting the press gallery’s standing committee of correspondents know about it. Jason Mattera of the conservative blog Human Events caught Biden off guard last week by asking to take a photo...

Joe Biden 2016: VP Refuses to Run Out Presidential Run
 Biden: I'm 'Not 
 Closing Door' 
 on 2016 
SUNDAY TALK SHOWS
Oct 23, 2011 12:18 PM CDT

Biden: I'm 'Not Closing Door' on 2016

But says, 'let's get the president re-elected' first

(Newser) - As if we weren't knee-deep enough in the 2012 race, CNN's Candy Crowley decided to plunge straight into speculation about 2016 today, asking Joe Biden about his post-Obama political ambitions in an interview that's getting some notice. "I'm not closing that door," Biden said...

Could Hillary Be the Next Vice President?

Trading jobs with Biden might help Democratic ticket: Jonathan Alter

(Newser) - Sure, Hillary Clinton has made it sound like there's no way she'll be President Obama's running mate in 2012. But no doesn't mean no "when politicians say it," writes Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg . Bob Woodward said last year that a Clinton-Biden job trade was...

Giffords Back in DC as Husband Retires

Smiles through Biden-led ceremony honoring Mark Kelly

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords was in Washington last night—for the second time since the Tucson attack—to celebrate her husband's career in a retirement ceremony led by Joe Biden. Though the congresswoman still has some verbal difficulty and walks with a limp, she spent the ceremony smiling, waving, and blowing...

Biden's Brother Hospitalized by Mystery Package

White powder apparently sent from India

(Newser) - Joe Biden's brother received a mysterious package full of white powder yesterday that sent him to the hospital and sparked a Hazmat emergency, the Palm Beach Post reports. Francis Biden, 57, opened the package at his Ocean Ridge, Florida, home and saw the powder pour out onto his skin....

Obama Rushed Solyndra Loan
 Obama Rushed Solyndra Loan 
Sep 14, 2011 7:06 AM CDT

Obama Rushed Solyndra Loan

Congressional investigation says OMB had misgivings

(Newser) - The White House pressed the Office of Budget and Management to speed up its approval of a $535 million loan to now-bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra, so that Joe Biden could announce it at a September 2009 groundbreaking for the company’s new factory, according to emails that Republican congressional...

Former Marine Arrested Over Biden Death Threats

Justin Alan Woodward also said he was supposed to assassinate Obama

(Newser) - A former US Marine was arrested Friday after threatening to kill Vice President Joe Biden, authorities say. Justin Alan Woodward was arrested upon his arrival in Hawaii from Thailand, and he admitted to Secret Service agents he had sent messages from Thailand, the AP reports. One expletive-ridden message, sent to...

Clinton, Bush, Biden Speak at Flight 93 Memorial

Heroism on 93 an example of democracy in action: Bush

(Newser) - The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on 9/11 performed one of the most courageous acts in US history, former President George W. Bush said today at a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial at the nation's newest national park....

Before Speech, Biden and Boehner Talk About ...

Yep, golf, as hot mic reveals

(Newser) - Moments before President Obama's big jobs speech, a hot mic caught a private conversation between John Boehner and Joe Biden. Secret strategy? Tense words? Nope, just golf, and a lot of it, as Boehner regales with tales of a recent outing. Also: Boehner greeted Biden by joking, "I'...

Joe Biden Spills His Biggest Complaint in Car & Driver Interview: Secret Service Won't Let Me Drive
 Biden: They Won't Let Me Drive 
priceless Interview
Sep 6, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

Biden: They Won't Let Me Drive

Vice president waxes poetic about his love of convertibles to 'Car and Driver'

(Newser) - Joe Biden is a car guy. His dad ran multiple dealerships, and the VP has owned some drool–worthy classics in his day. “I still have my 1967 Goodwood-green Corvette, 327, 350-horse, with a rear-axle ratio that really gets up and goes,” he boasts in a new interview...

Biden: I Didn't Go to China to 'Explain a Damn Thing'

Point of Asia trip was not to soothe financial fears, he explains

(Newser) - Joe Biden's nine-day Asia trip ended on an, ahem, colorful note. After explaining on Monday that he "fully understands" China's much criticized one-child policy, he ended the tour today by giving what the Los Angeles Times calls a "pep talk" to US troops in Japan ... where...

Biden to China: 'I Fully Understand' 1-Child Policy

Critics: Policy pushes abortions, sterilizations

(Newser) - Joe Biden was mere hours away from wrapping up a gaffe-free four-day visit to China when he said he fully understood China's one-child policy. The vice president, discussing the US debt during a Q&A session at a university in Chengdu, said: "You have no safety net. Your...

Joe Biden to China: 'US Never Will Default'

VP calls on China to rein in North Korea, Iran, and allow more freedom

(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up his five-day visit to China with a strong message of China-US interdependence and firm promises that the United States would never default on its debt, reports Reuters . Speaking in the southwest city of Chengdu earlier today, Biden emphasized the continued strength of the US...

Georgetown 'Goodwill' Game in China Ends in Brawl

Joe Biden speech nearly does, too

(Newser) - It was called a “goodwill” trip—but Georgetown’s voyage to China has resulted in bad blood. An exhibition game between the Hoyas and a Chinese team ended in a massive brawl on court, the Washington Post reports. Punches weren’t the only thing being thrown: Chairs and full...

Obama Heckled Over Biden 'Terrorist' Comment

Iowa Tea Party founder Ryan Rhodes confronts him at town hall

(Newser) - President Obama was greeted with some unexpected spice at the end of his town hall meeting in Iowa last night, when the founder of the Iowa Tea Party confronted him about Joe Biden's alleged remark that Tea Party members acted like "terrorists" (the VP denies saying it )....

Obama to Attend 9/11 Events in NYC, DC, Pennsylvania

10th anniversary of attack is next month

(Newser) - President Obama and the first lady will attend events in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington in September to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, says the White House. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, at the Pentagon,...

Palin: Obama a Hypocrite on Terrorist Rhetoric

If Tea Partiers were terrorists, he'd want to pal around with us, she says

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has resurrected her 2008 " palling around with terrorists " line of attack on President Obama for use in today's controversy. The Alaskan, defending the Tea Party from comparisons to terrorists , told Sean Hannity that "if we were really domestic terrorists, President Obama would want to...

Gabrielle Giffords' Return to Congress Prompts Joe Biden, Michele Bachmann Hug
Giffords' Return Prompts Biden-Bachmann Hug
miracles
Aug 2, 2011 6:29 AM CDT

Giffords' Return Prompts Biden-Bachmann Hug

Reporter: 'You hugged Michele Bachmann?' Biden: 'Sure!'

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords' triumphant return to Congress was a rare moment of bipartisan joy—and it even brought Joe Biden a little warm-fuzzy time with fierce Obama critic and 2012 contender Michele Bachmann, reports the Washington Post . “Here I’m hugging Gabby and Michele Bachmann,” Biden recounted to reporters...

Biden Denies Likening Tea Partiers to Terrorists

GOP slams VP's alleged remarks

(Newser) - Joe Biden is denying reports that he accused Tea Party Republicans of "acting like terrorists" in the fight over raising the debt ceiling. According to Politico , when Rep. Mike Doyle told a closed-door caucus meeting that "we have negotiated with terrorists" Biden agreed, saying "they have acted...

Secret Service Pays Joe Biden Rent to Use His Cottage
 Secret Service Pays Biden Rent 
Aug 1, 2011 7:31 AM CDT

Secret Service Pays Biden Rent

Total it has forked over since April: $13K

(Newser) - Joe Biden is the vice president ... and due to a strange arrangement with the Secret Service, he's also a federal contractor. The Secret Service pays Biden to stay in a rental cottage adjacent to his Delaware home. Since April, Biden has collected $13,000 in rent, and he could...

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