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Obama, Biden welcome home US commander in Iraq (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama departs after speaking about the payroll tax cut extension from the briefing room of the White House in Washington December 20, 2011. A stand-off in Congress over extending payroll tax cuts deepened after the Republican-led House of Representatives rejected a hard-won deal struck in the Senate. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)AP – Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday, greeted by his wife and his president in an understated ceremony to mark the end of a nine-year conflict that has defined a generation.


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Biden brews up controversy with ‘we’re in charge of the economy’ remarks

Vice President Biden is under fire for comments he made in that seemed to suggest that Obama administration is to blame for the distressed economy.

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Biden: 9/11 was a ‘declaration of war’

Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that while terrorists sought to bring America to its knees on Sept. 11, they severely underestimated the nation’s resolve .

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Obama, Biden plan debt session with Senate Dems (AP)

AP – At least they’re still talking. While President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders have publicly dug in their heels on critical debt-limit negotiations, Obama’s spokesman said Tuesday the president and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will continue discussions.

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Biden warns GOP on debt ceiling talks (AP)

Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod, right, introduces U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy annual fundraising event on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Chicago. Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were among the 900 people who attended a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP – Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday the Obama administration wouldn’t let middle class Americans “carry the whole burden” to break a deadlock over the national debt limit, warning that the Republican approach would only benefit the wealthy.


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Biden ‘confident’ of more than $1T in deficit cuts (AP)

Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the Capitol for a stepped-up round of debt reduction talks on Capitol Hill Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP – Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s confident budget talks he’s leading will produce an agreement on cutting the deficit “well beyond” $1 trillion over the next decade or so.


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Biden trumpets resurgent US auto industry (AP)

Vice President Joseph Biden arrives for a Budget meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP – Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday credited the Obama administration’s intervention for the American auto industry’s recovery from “the brink of extinction” and pointed to Chrysler’s early repayment of the federal loan that saved it from disaster.


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