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Beau Biden's deployment to Iraq
From NBC's Jeannie OhmHere's some more information about the deployment of Joe Biden's son, Beau, to Iraq: This will be his first deployment to Iraq and the first with the Army National Guard, which he joined in 2003. Moreover, he's going with the 261st Signal brigade, which is part of the brigade headquarters. They leave for Ft. Bliss, Texas in early October and will undergo training there for a month or. An official says it's safe to say that the brigade will be in Iraq before the end of...( ...
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PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... His son, Joseph R. “Beau” Biden, is a member of the Army National Guard, and his unit is slated for deployment to Iraq in October. Some info on that from MSNBC’s First Read: Beau Biden’s deployment to Iraq. ...

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Swing State Project — ... in November (let's hope), Biden will resign his Senate seat after being sworn in for another term in early January. The task will then fall to outgoing Democratic Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to appoint a successor for Biden. Possible contenders include Delaware AG Beau Biden and the loser of the state's gubernatorial primary between Lt. Gov. John Carney and state Treasurer Jack Markell. However, the younger Biden's senatorial aspirations (assuming he has any) may be complicated by his deployment to Iraq in October. ...

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Daily Kos — ... Assuming the Obama-Biden ticket is victorious, Biden will resign from the Senate after being sworn-in for another term, allowing outgoing Democratic Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to name his replacement. Possibilities to replace him include state Attorney General Beau Biden (Joe's son), and the loser of Delware's gubernatorial primary between Lt. Gov. John Carney and state Treasurer Jack Markell. The younger Biden's senatorial aspirations (assuming he has any) could be complicated by his deployment to Iraq in October. ...

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neo-neocon — It occurs to me that if the McCain/Palin ticket were to win, both the President and Vice-President would have sons who would either be presently serving or have served in Iraq. The same is true of prospective VP Biden.

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Tammy Duckworth is the first to mention it, but it's a powerful piece of Joe Biden's story. His son, Beau -- the Attorney General of Delaware -- is about to be deployed to Iraq with the Delaware National Guard. UPDATE: He's introduced as Delaware Attorney General Capt. Beau Biden.