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Biden Gets His Own Portfolio
boomantribune.com - 12/22/2008
Biden Gets His Own Portfolio
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Vice-president Joe Biden will have something to do besides twiddle his thumbs. WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a new task force on Sunday charged with helping struggling working families, as an aide said Obama's economic recovery plan would be expanded ...
foxnews.com - 12/21/2008
Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News Sunday' Interview - FOXNews.com Transition ...
— foxnews.com — Vice President Cheney mocked Vice President-elect Joe Biden's grasp of the Constitution, defended former Defense Secretary Donald... Rumsfeld and said President Bush "doesn't have to check with anybody" before launching a nuclear attack. In a blunt, ... (more) Cheney Mocks Biden, Defends Rumsfeld in 'FOX News ...

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Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
abcnews.go.com - 12/21/2008
Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class
— abcnews.go.com — In an exclusive interview airing on "This Week" Sunday, Vice President-elect Joe Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos... that he is going to chair a "middle-class task force" that will determine how the Obama administration's policies are affecting ... (more) Biden to Chair White House Task Force on Middle Class

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corner.nationalreview.com - 12/22/2008
Biden Reinforces the Point
— corner.nationalreview.com — Vice President Cheney had a little fun at his successor-to-be's expense today, telling Fox News Sunday that... he didn't take Joe Biden's criticism of his tenure too seriously because Joe Biden doesn't know the Constitution from a hole in the ground.  ... (more) Biden Reinforces the Point

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BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash:  Hannity's Soldiers Go to War Against Biden's Working Families Task Force

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Hannity's Soldiers Go to War Against Biden's Working Families Task Force
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... to see that Henry Paulson has done everything he can for the richest one percent, while working class families really need a little advocacy in the executive branch. Granted, progressives and liberals are also wary of the task force , but they're afraid that it won't do enough. In this long news cycle of an election year, it's important to remember that Obama won't be in office until January 20.  Furthermore, this task force has only just been announced. Just wait until Biden actually tries to do something. Those in the upper echelons of wealth and power in this country will ...

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