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Published 1/17/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WILMINGTON, Delaware (CNN)– People began gathering at 4:30 a.m. Saturday at the train station in this capital city to see Joe Biden off to Washington –the final leg in his journey to the White House. Biden is no stranger to this station, as he has boarded Amtrak trains heading south each day since 1973 as he [...] (link)

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