nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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Joseph R. Biden Jr. says he plans to reinvent the vice presidency, but in an interview he envisioned a more robust role than many skeptics perceive. >
powerlineblog.com - 1/16/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
Joe Biden has been talking about his favorite
topic -- Joe Biden. In particular, he's been attempting...
to talk his way past the widespread view that he, Joe Biden, marks a return to the days of the irrelevant vice president. Talkin' Joe himself has ...
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"I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"
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Biden Outlines Plans to Do More With Less Power
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The VP-elect sits down with the NYT, saying he wants to scale back the influence of his office. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The Bush-Cheney relationship hasn't tasted very good." ...
Biden Outlines Plans to Do More With Less Power
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The VP-elect sits down with the NYT, saying he wants to scale back the influence of his office. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The Bush-Cheney relationship hasn't tasted very good." ...
ThinkFast: January 15, 2009
Think Progress —
... In an interview with the New York Times, Vice President-elect Biden said that he wants to “restore the balance” of the vice presidency after Cheney’s unprecedented expansion of power while still remaining influential. “The only value of power is the effect, the efficacy of its use,” said Biden. “And all the power Cheney had did not result in effective outcomes.” ...
The Early Word: The Confirmation Circuit
The Caucus —
... as the junior senator from Illinois, despite earlier objections by Senate Democratic leaders. The Transition Vice President-elect Joe Biden is still carving out his role in the new administration, and in an interview with The Times he said he “he plans to reinvent the vice presidency.” More from Peter Baker’s interview with Mr. Biden: While most incoming vice presidents arrive eager to expand the influence of the office, Mr. Biden faces the unusual conundrum of figuring out how to scale it back. He wants to “restore the balance,” as he put it, after the ...
WH Official: Obama 'Accomplished More in 30 Days Than Any President in Modern History'
Weekly Standard Blog —
Jake Tapper:
"President Obama has accomplished more in 30 days than any president in modern history," a senior White House official said this morning in a background briefing for TV reporters.
Of course, no president in modern history had the help of "the most experienced vice president since anybody."
What Year Is It? Biden and Santorum Head to Iowa
The Caucus —
... .” But, in an interview with Peter Baker in January, Mr. Biden downplayed the idea of making another go for the White House. ”This is in all probability, and hopefully, a worthy capstone in my career,” he said.
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The legendary annual conference of the American Association of Airport Executives in Hawaii -- the aviation event of the year, now wrapping up at the lovely Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in Kona -- seems to have lost a bit of its luster.
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