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Democrat from Delaware
Joe Biden is a U.S. senator from Delaware, first elected in 1972. He was born in Scranton, Pa., in 1942 but now lives in Wilmington. He graduated from the University of Delaware and earned a law degree from Syracuse University. He made a brief run for president in 1988. Biden is married to Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden. He has three children. His first wife and a 13-month-old daughter were killed in an automobile accident in 1972. He withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 3, 2008. He was announced Aug. 23, 2008, as Sen. Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee.
Recent statements involving Joe Biden
"As long as I have served . . . This is the first time every single solitary decision has required 60 senators."
"Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan."
"Across the country, $174 billion of the Recovery Act have been committed in its first 130 days."
"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."
"The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year."
Recent stories featuring Joe Biden
More filibusters, yes, but not as many as Biden says:
The vice president overstates how often filibusters are used.
At 6-month mark, Obama has long to-do list:
Halfway through his first year, we examine President Obama's record on our Obameter and Truth-O-Meter.
How both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers :
Republicans talk about the money "spent." Democrats say "committed." Both can be right.
The vice president is wrong about the spread of a sneeze inside an airplane. Studies show the germs don't travel far.
The vice president insists he's got the right figures comparing CEO and worker pay. We don't find anything wrong with his math, but he's missing a few qualifiers.
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