Joe Biden
Democrat from Delaware
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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.
Biden's statements by ruling
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Recent statements by Joe Biden
"There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me."
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.
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Biden was responsible for "ending genocide in Bosnia."
Thursday, December 27th, 2007 in a TV ad
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"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in a TV ad
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"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."
Friday, November 2nd, 2007 in statement on Web site
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"With one stroke of his pen, President Bush has denied health insurance to 3.8 million kids who were due to get it under this bipartisan expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program."
Monday, October 15th, 2007 in
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Recent Flip-O-Meter rulings for Joe Biden
On whether he wants to be vice president.
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Recent attacks by Joe Biden
"John McCain voted against funding the troops because of . . . a timeline in it to draw down American troops."
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"John McCain said...in December he was surprised there was a subprime mortgage problem."
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Sen. McCain's tax plan provides "virtually nothing to the middle class."
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John McCain said "he wouldn't even sit down with the government of Spain, a NATO ally that has troops in Afghanistan with us now."
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"When George Bush said we shouldn’t investigate why the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina was so incompetent, John McCain stood with him."
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Recent attacks on Joe Biden
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"You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race." |
McCain and Biden agree on military matters? Barely, not adamantly |
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"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief." |
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"Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' " |
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Sarah Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States." |
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Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq." |
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Recent stories featuring Joe Biden
Hooey in St. Louie: The candidates for vice president meet in St. Louis. We check their facts.
FACT SHEET: Are you experienced?: We look at the four nominees for president and vice president and count up their experience.
The Truth-O-Meter on Biden: Joe Biden returns to the main stage as Barack Obama's vice presidential pick. We review his Truth-O-Meter rulings from the Democratic primary and two from his debut on the ticket.
Focus on flip-flops: the McCain edition: They say flip-flopper; we check their facts.
Examining their Senate records: Wondering what Obama has accomplished in the Senate? Here's our examination of the candidates' Senate accomplishments, which was prompted by a New Year's Eve attack by Sen. Joe Biden.
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