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politicalwire.com - 1/15/2009
Biden Wants to Scale Back Vice Presidency
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"While most incoming vice presidents arrive eager to expand the influence of the office," Vice President-elect Biden "faces the unusual conundrum of figuring out how to scale it back," the New York Times reports. He wants to "restore the balance," as he put it, after the unprecedented ...
powerlineblog.com - 1/16/2009
"I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"
— 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 ... (more) "I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody"

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politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 1/19/2009
Video - Joe Biden: The Next Vice President
— politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — A look back at the long political career of Vice President-elect Joe Biden. Biden has been in... the Senate since 1972. (more) Video - Joe Biden: The Next Vice President

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/20/2009
Biden Had A Choice Between State Department And Vice Presidency: Jill
— huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON — The wife of Vice President-elect Joe Biden let it slip to Oprah Winfrey Monday that... her husband had a pick of two jobs in the Obama administration. Jill Biden said President-elect Barack Obama gave Biden the choice of being ... (more) Biden Had A Choice Between State Department And Vice ...

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The Hollywood Liberal — Biden Wants to Scale Back Vice Presidency “While most incoming vice presidents arrive eager to expand the influence of the office,” Vice President-elect Biden “faces the unusual conundrum of figuring out how to scale it back,” the New York Times reports. He wants to “restore the balance,” as he put it, after the unprecedented assertion of authority by Vice President Dick Cheney. Said Biden: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The Bush-Cheney relationship hasn’t tasted very good. Not a single person you can name for me… Look at me, now — a single one can tell you that the pudding has tasted good. Not one. Name me one serious person, liberal, conservative, ...

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