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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008

Beau Biden Will Not Accept Senate Appointment

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Vice-president elect Joe Biden and his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, embrace at the Democratic National... Convention in August. Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will not accept an appointment to the Senate to replace his father, ... (more) Beau Biden Will Not Accept Senate Appointment

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General David Petraeus

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change.gov - 11/18/2008

Civil Rights | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

— change.gov — Combat Employment Discrimination: Obama and Biden will work to overturn the Supreme Court's recent ruling that curtails... racial minorities' and women's ability to challenge pay discrimination. They will also pass the Fair Pay Act, to ensure that women ... (more) Civil Rights | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

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Barack Obama

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change.gov - 11/28/2008

Economy | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

— change.gov — A New American Jobs Tax Credit: Obama and Biden will provide a new temporary tax credit to... companies that add jobs here in the United States. During 2009 and 2010, existing businesses will receive a $3,000 refundable tax credit for each additional ... (more) Economy | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

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Barack Obama

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The next Delaware senator
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... The Wilmington News Journal runs down the latest list of names rumored to be in line for an appointment. What's interesting about Minner making an announcement today is that it may signal Biden is, in fact, planning to let the outgoing governor appoint his replacement, not Gov.-elect Jack Markell, who'd make the decision if Biden waits to resign until Jan. 20. ...

Dubious in Delaware
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... Kaufman, who is Joe Biden's former chief of staff, is almost certainly a placeholder for Joseph Biden III ("Beau"), Delware's Attorney General and a Captain in the Army National Guard who was recently deployed to Iraq but who may declare himself eligible for Delaware's Special Election in 2010. A series of better-known candidates, such as Lieutenant Governor John Carney and Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor, were passed over by departing governor Ruth Ann Minner. ...

12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
Blogometer — ... appointed to replace his wife in the U.S. Senate. Leading candidates for that seat still include John F. Kennedy 's daughter ( Caroline [Kennedy] ) , Robert Kennedy 's son ( RFK, Jr. ) , and Mario Cuomo 's son ( Andrew [Cuomo ]) . In Illinois, a leading contender to replace Barack Obama in the Senate is Jesse Jackson 's son ( Jesse [Jackson], Jr. ) . In Delaware, it was widely speculated that Joe Biden would be replaced by his son, Beau [Biden] , and after Beau ...

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The American Nepotist Class
PoliGazette — ... occupied high elected office).  And, of course, the current President on his way out was the son of a former President and grandson of a former U.S. Senator. I think Greenwald brings up a good point, and he’s not the only one. Greenwald points out other recent examples: In Illinois, a leading contender to replace Barack Obama in the Senate is Jesse Jackson’s son (Jesse, Jr.).  In Delaware, it was widely speculated that Joe Biden would be replaced by his son, Beau, and after ...