thewashingtonnote.com - 8/22/2008
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I had the opportunity a few years ago to enjoy a rolling set of events with Senator Joe Biden, Wes Clark and other national notables.
My partner was with me and normally hates these kinds of things. But he bonded with Jill Biden. They are both educators -- Jill in Delaware and my partner in Maryland.
It was such a pleasure getting to know folks without the pressure of deadlines ...
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Open Left - Front Page —
From a source.
A friend of a friend overheard a phone conversation between Biden and Obama staffers making plans for Biden, his wife and his son to be in Springfield on Saturday.
So now you can say that you read on a blog that a friend of a friend of a source of a blogger overheard a phone conversation between Biden and Obama staffers making plans for Springfield.
UPDATE: Steve Clemons reports that Biden is the pick.
It’s Biden! The Fun Begins
Pajamas Media —
... it up. [image] Taylor Marsh : “If not Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden is absolutely the next best pick in my view. No doubt, many will be fueled to act out on this, but they’re not thinking of the larger goal.” Riehl World View : “I can’t believe Obama doesn’t feel like he’s sitting on a keg of dynamite with Biden - just hoping he doesn’t go off.” CNN : A flurry of activity at the Biden house. Wait till America gets to know Jill Biden – she’s an impressive woman ( Washington Note ) TalkLeft : “Is anyone besides me extremely unhappy with Joe Biden, the ...
Joe-bama... O-Biden
Taylor Marsh —
... Another person in the mix is Jill Biden. I’ve not met her, but I have met Joe Biden, as well as talked to him, which happened during the primary season. I’ve also met his sister, spoken to her as well, someone who is a die hard Biden fan, as you can appreciate. Biden’s son is also a soldier, with a situation not unlike McCain’s. ...
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Steve Clemons: Wait Til America Gets to Know JILL BIDEN
huffingtonpost.com 8/23/2008 —
I had the opportunity a few years ago to enjoy a rolling set of events with Senator Joe Biden, Wes Clark and other national notables.
My partner was with me and normally hates these kinds of things. But he bonded with Jill Biden. They are ...
Analysis: Obama pick shores up weakness —
The Swamp
by Jill Zuckman
With the choice of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate, Sen. Barack Obama shored up what many perceive to be his own glaring weaknesses.
Biden is experienced in the ways of Washington, while Obama is relatively new to the nation's capital. Biden is an expert on foreign affairs as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, while Obama is a novice. ...
Two (More) Biden-Related Thoughts —
Swampland
From TIME's Amy Sullvan:
1. The selection of Joe Biden as Obama's running mate means one thing I haven't seen mentioned anywhere: The return of Mrs. Biden! Not the Senator's wife, Jill, but his feisty 90-year-old mother, Jean. She lives with the Bidens in Delaware and was a hoot on the campaign trail during the primaries. As Chris Matthews reminded viewers this afternoon, Biden gets his ...
Meet Jill Biden —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of presumptive Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden, is a veteran educator and a professor at Delaware Technical Community College. Jill Biden has a Ph.D. in Education. The Bidens were married in 1977, five years after Joe Biden's first wife was killed in an automobile accident.
Time Magazine interviewed Jill Biden during the primaries, where she shared ...
McCain calls Biden —
Jonathan Martin's Blog
Working from his retreat near Sedona, John McCain called his colleague Joe Biden this morning to congratulate him, according to a McCain aide.
The two have been friends “of many years,” the aide noted, and McCain sent his good wishes to both the Delaware senator and his wife, Jill.
The call was “respectful and friendly,” said the aide.
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