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Obama: No Need for More Budget Extensions

WASHINGTON -- Raising the pressure for a budget deal, President Barack Obama on Tuesday rejected a Republican stopgap proposal to extend government operations for a week while negotiators try to hammer out an agreement on spending cuts for the rest of the year. "We are now at the point where there is no excuse to extend...

New Push in Fight Against Sexual Violence on Campus

Months after she was raped in her dorm room during her freshman year at Kansas State University, Madeleine Lietz heard a rumor. The man who raped her, also a Kansas State University student, had finally been expelled -- not for sexual assault, but because he had simply failed his classes and flunked out. In an account...

Boehner Signals Compromise in Budget Talks

WASHINGTON -- Despite fresh pressure from tea party conservatives, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans "can't impose our will" on the White House and Senate Democrats on legislation to cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending. At a news conference, Boehner, R-Ohio, denied Democratic...

White House Agrees to $6.5B More in Budget Cuts

WASHINGTON -- The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts Thursday as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress seeking reductions nearly 10 times as large in their drive to reduce the size of federal government. "The conversation will continue," Vice President Joe Biden said...

Obama Lends Support to States' Alternative Health Care Plans

WASHINGTON -- In a concession over his divisive health care overhaul, President Barack Obama offered Monday to let unhappy states design alternative plans as long as they fulfill the goals of his landmark law. Addressing the nation's governors, Obama also challenged state chiefs who have sought to balance their budgets...

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Who'd Want to Be U.S. Vice President?

When Vice President Biden voiced his public support for gay marriage he earned a rebuke from the White House and was derided yet again in the media as a gaffe-prone buffoon.

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Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.: To Resolve Homosexual Marriage Conflict, Ban Marriage Between Homo Sapiens

Now that Joe Biden has pulled President Obama up to the altar of gay marriage, the question of gay marriage once again divides our nation, demonstrating that however daunting the challenges we face, Americans are always willing to engage issues of timeless moral import.

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Joe Biden: Private Equity No More Of A Qualification For President Than Plumbing (VIDEO)

The presidential campaign debate over Republican Mitt Romney's tenure at a private equity firm is going down the drain.

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Joe Biden Photos: Our Favorite VP Pictures Of The Week (CAPTION CONTEST)

Vice President Joe Biden visits at Hog father's Old Fashioned BBQ, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Washington, Pa. Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Staffilino Chevrolet, Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks with Washington, Pa., Mayor Brenda Davis (D) at Hog father's Old...

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06/01/12 Joe Biden and the use of empathy Source: The Hutchinson News - Hutchinson KS WASHINGTON - What to make of Vice President Joe Biden?
06/01/12 The Clinton-Biden Switcheroo Source: The Wall Street Journal The whispers in Washington of a jobs trade between Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden are getting louder.
06/01/12 'Devastating,' 'Pathetic,' What's Your Superlative for... Source: ABC - KVEW 42 - Kennewick WA Today's dismal jobs report (and stock market swoon) reminds us that the economy â not "Birtherism"or battles over who likes/hates Bain â will drive this election.
06/01/12 Biden Blames Israel First Source: The Blog - The Weekly Standard Elliott Abrams is rightly and eloquently outraged about this morning's New York Times article , which features Obama administration officials discussing sensitive and classified national security matters, for the sake of making the president look tough.
06/01/12 Vice president to address local high school Source: FOX - WSVN 7 - Miami FL WESTON, Fla. Most students do not look forward to Mondays, but the seniors are at one South Florida high school are expecting a visit from the VP and they hope his speech will knock it out of the ballpark.

Background on joe biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (; born November 20, 1942) is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama.

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