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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Embryonic_stem_cells&amp;diff=661681</id>
		<title>Embryonic stem cells</title>
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		<updated>2009-05-09T20:13:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* Controversy */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Embryonic stem cells''' are taken from the inner part of a young embryo, also known as a [[blastocyst]].  An embryo reaches the blastocyst stage about 4-5 days after [[fertilization]].  At that point they contain about 50-150 cells.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into the three &amp;quot;germ layers&amp;quot;: [[ectoderm]], [[endoderm]] and [[mesoderm]].  The 220 types of cells in humans are all based on these germ layers.  Some scientists have shown effectively that embryonic stem cells have greater differentiation potential, and divide into greater numbers, than [[adult stem cells]] can.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2001 President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] allowed [[federal funding]] for research performed only on 60 strands of already existing stem cells. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Controversy==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Pro-life]] conservatives consider taking stem cells from human embryos tantamount to [[abortion]], as a potential human life is ended, even though stem cells are only taken from the umbilical cord blood of an born fetus.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16969445&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Those who value human life from the point of [[conception]], oppose embryonic stem cell research because the extraction of stem cells from this type of an embryo requires its destruction. In other words, it requires that a [[human life]] be killed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/pros-and-cons-of-stem-cell-research.htm Pros And Cons Of Stem Cell Research]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many [[liberals]], on the other hand, are wrongly quoted saying that the  embryos used for stem cell research are already condemned to death because most of them are the byproduct of [[in vitro fertilization]] procedures which generate many more embryos than are needed to implant in the woman. With no further use for these embryos, they are often destroyed. Thus, liberals do not claim that embryonic stem cell research does not result in the destruction of any additional embryos. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/18/4/672&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; But Conservatives still argue that embryonic stem cell research requires the death of the fetus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Biology]][[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Reproduction]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bush2012</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Embryonic_stem_cells&amp;diff=661680</id>
		<title>Embryonic stem cells</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Embryonic_stem_cells&amp;diff=661680"/>
		<updated>2009-05-09T20:08:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* Controversy */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Embryonic stem cells''' are taken from the inner part of a young embryo, also known as a [[blastocyst]].  An embryo reaches the blastocyst stage about 4-5 days after [[fertilization]].  At that point they contain about 50-150 cells.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into the three &amp;quot;germ layers&amp;quot;: [[ectoderm]], [[endoderm]] and [[mesoderm]].  The 220 types of cells in humans are all based on these germ layers.  Some scientists have shown effectively that embryonic stem cells have greater differentiation potential, and divide into greater numbers, than [[adult stem cells]] can.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2001 President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] allowed [[federal funding]] for research performed only on 60 strands of already existing stem cells. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Controversy==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Pro-life]] conservatives consider taking stem cells from human embryos tantamount to [[abortion]], as a potential human life is ended, even though stem cells are only taken from the umbilical cord blood of an born fetus.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16969445&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Those who value human life from the point of [[conception]], oppose embryonic stem cell research because the extraction of stem cells from this type of an embryo requires its destruction. In other words, it requires that a [[human life]] be killed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/pros-and-cons-of-stem-cell-research.htm Pros And Cons Of Stem Cell Research]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many [[liberals]], on the other hand, claim that the  embryos used for stem cell research are already condemned to death because most of them are the byproduct of [[in vitro fertilization]] procedures which generate many more embryos than are needed to implant in the woman. With no further use for these embryos, they are often destroyed. Thus, liberals claim that embryonic stem cell research does not result in the destruction of any additional embryos. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/18/4/672&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Conservative argue that this reasoning fails to mention that embryos can be adopted &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.embryoadoption.org/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and thus saved from destruction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Biology]][[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Reproduction]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bush2012</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Embryonic_stem_cells&amp;diff=661679</id>
		<title>Embryonic stem cells</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Embryonic_stem_cells&amp;diff=661679"/>
		<updated>2009-05-09T20:06:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* Controversy */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Embryonic stem cells''' are taken from the inner part of a young embryo, also known as a [[blastocyst]].  An embryo reaches the blastocyst stage about 4-5 days after [[fertilization]].  At that point they contain about 50-150 cells.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into the three &amp;quot;germ layers&amp;quot;: [[ectoderm]], [[endoderm]] and [[mesoderm]].  The 220 types of cells in humans are all based on these germ layers.  Some scientists have shown effectively that embryonic stem cells have greater differentiation potential, and divide into greater numbers, than [[adult stem cells]] can.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2001 President [[George W. Bush|Bush]] allowed [[federal funding]] for research performed only on 60 strands of already existing stem cells. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/08/20010809-2.html &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Controversy==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Pro-life]] conservatives consider taking stem cells from human embryos tantamount to [[abortion]], as a potential human life is ended, even though stem cells are only taken from the umbilical cord blood of an born fetus. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16969445&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Those who value human life from the point of [[conception]], oppose embryonic stem cell research because the extraction of stem cells from this type of an embryo requires its destruction. In other words, it requires that a [[human life]] be killed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; [http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/pros-and-cons-of-stem-cell-research.htm Pros And Cons Of Stem Cell Research]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many [[liberals]], on the other hand, claim that the  embryos used for stem cell research are already condemned to death because most of them are the byproduct of [[in vitro fertilization]] procedures which generate many more embryos than are needed to implant in the woman. With no further use for these embryos, they are often destroyed. Thus, liberals claim that embryonic stem cell research does not result in the destruction of any additional embryos. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/18/4/672&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Conservative argue that this reasoning fails to mention that embryos can be adopted &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.embryoadoption.org/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and thus saved from destruction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Biology]][[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Reproduction]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bush2012</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Cable_News_Network&amp;diff=661677</id>
		<title>Cable News Network</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Cable_News_Network&amp;diff=661677"/>
		<updated>2009-05-09T19:56:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* Allegations of Bias */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Cable News Network''' (CNN) was the first 24-hour cable [[news]] channel in the [[United States]].  First started in 1980 by [[liberal]] [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, which is owned by AOL Time Warner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name &amp;quot;CNN International&amp;quot;), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]],[[Japanese]], [[Turkish]] and [[Gaelic]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
CNN is owned by media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut in 1980 as the first US 24-hour news network. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the [[BBC]]. However it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Allegations of Bias ==&lt;br /&gt;
It has been accused by media critics of having both a conservative and a liberal slant to its reporting.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== News Anchors ==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Larry King]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anderson Cooper]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paula Zahn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campbell Brown]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lou Dobbs]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bloggasm.com/cnn-creates-blogging-policy-encourages-employees-to-engage-in-sockpuppetry CNN creates blogging policy, encourages employees to engage in sockpuppetry], Simon Owens, ''Bloggasm'', August 2, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Television]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Articles needing expansion]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bush2012</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Cable_News_Network&amp;diff=661672</id>
		<title>Cable News Network</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Cable_News_Network&amp;diff=661672"/>
		<updated>2009-05-09T19:54:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* History */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Cable News Network''' (CNN) was the first 24-hour cable [[news]] channel in the [[United States]].  First started in 1980 by [[liberal]] [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, which is owned by AOL Time Warner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From its origin as a cable-only service, CNN now broadcasts worldwide by satellite, with programs presented from studios in several countries in addition to their headquarters in Atlanta. Some regions receive locally produced opt-outs (under the name &amp;quot;CNN International&amp;quot;), and there are also broadcasts in [[Spanish]], [[German]], [[Italian]], [[Croatian]],[[Japanese]], [[Turkish]] and [[Gaelic]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
CNN is owned by media mogul Ted Turner and made its debut in 1980 as the first US 24-hour news network. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
During its early years it struggled to achieve the success and credibility of older news agencies, such as the [[BBC]]. However it achieved a great deal of recognition during its coverage of the first Gulf War during which it was the only news agency reporting during the initial night of the war. These events led to a movie, ''Live from Baghdad'', which portrays the events. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Coursetexts/gulf-war-arnett.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Allegations of Bias ==&lt;br /&gt;
It has been accused by non-politicized and conservative media critics of having a liberal slant to its reporting.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/13&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== News Anchors ==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Larry King]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Anderson Cooper]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paula Zahn]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Campbell Brown]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lou Dobbs]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.cnn.com/ CNN official site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bloggasm.com/cnn-creates-blogging-policy-encourages-employees-to-engage-in-sockpuppetry CNN creates blogging policy, encourages employees to engage in sockpuppetry], Simon Owens, ''Bloggasm'', August 2, 2008&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Television]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Articles needing expansion]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bush2012</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Fox_News_Channel&amp;diff=661669</id>
		<title>Fox News Channel</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Fox_News_Channel&amp;diff=661669"/>
		<updated>2009-05-09T19:51:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Bush2012: /* Fair and Balanced */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:FNC logo.jpg|thumb|right|Fox News Logo]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The '''Fox News Channel''' is a [[United States]] [[cable]] and [[satellite]] [[news]] channel. It is part of the Fox Television Stations Group, a subsidiary of [[Australia|Australian]]-born media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corporation]]. [[Roger Ailes]] was named Chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group on August 15, 2005.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Founding==&lt;br /&gt;
Fox News was started in 1996 by Murdoch and Roger Ailes. The two of them perceived a need for a news organization that offered more balanced reporting, one where the facts from all sides would be presented. Main-stream media &amp;quot;Political Correctness&amp;quot; was banished, with the news [[anchor]]s calling [[terrorist]]s what they were, (terrorists), instead of referring to them as &amp;quot;militants.&amp;quot;  As of February, 2007, polls show that over 20% of Americans say their main source of news is the Fox News Channel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fox News uses the slogan &amp;quot;Fair &amp;amp; Balanced,&amp;quot; carries bipartisan shows like [[Hannity and Colmes]], and daily guest pundits from all sides of the [[political spectrum]]. Fox News also is non-hostile to conservative and [[Christian]] values, viewpoints, spokesmen, and ideas. Fox News has gained the reputation for reporting the news in an unbiased manner and then allowing the viewer to decide; &amp;quot;We Report, You Decide&amp;quot; is another of their on-air slogans.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fox News has dominated the [[ratings]] of other cable news outlets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Launched by media [[tycoon]] Rupert Murdoch and former political consultant Roger Ailes as a refuge for viewers fed up with real or perceived liberal bias everywhere in the so-called &amp;quot;[[mainstream media]]&amp;quot;, Fox is the undisputed ratings champion of cable news.  It's been trouncing [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]] and [[CNBC]] for years, and it quite often draws a much larger audience share than all competitors, combined.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Fair and Balanced==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fair_balanced.jpg‎ |thumb|left|Fair And Balanced Logo]]&lt;br /&gt;
Media critics have been known to complain about the &amp;quot;Fair &amp;amp; Balanced&amp;quot; slogan.  Former President [[Bill Clinton]] exploded at ''Fox News Sunday'' anchor [[Chris Wallace]] in September of 2006, accusing him of &amp;quot;a nice little conservative hit job&amp;quot; after being lightly pressed by Wallace about his record on fighting [[Al Qaeda]].   Democratic politicians and advocates have relentlessly attacked the cable network, sometimes accusing it of being a Republican [[propaganda mill]].  Former Vice-President and environmentalist [[Al Gore]] has likened Fox to a right-wing &amp;quot;[[fifth column]].&amp;quot;  Groups, such as [[MoveOn.org]], funded a classic [[schlockumentary]] entitled ''[[Outfoxed]]'', which purports to expose the channel's 'nefarious Republican agenda'.  Some have referred to FOX News as &amp;quot;the propaganda arm of the Republican Party&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Faux News.&amp;quot; In a grandstanding gesture of political theater the group unsuccessfully petitioned the [[Federal Trade Commission]] to stop Fox's from using its slogan as &amp;quot;deceptive advertising&amp;quot;. It was unanimously rejected. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.showbizdata.com/news/36127/FTC-REJECTS-COMPLAINTS-AGAINST-FOX-NEWS  FTC: &amp;quot;It's best to ignore nuts&amp;quot;]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Fox News spokesman Rob Zimmerman told today's (Tuesday) Wall Street Journal: &amp;quot;If they can attack Fox News to this extreme, ''then all news organizations are at risk to be targeted by similar attacks. ... It's best to ignore nuts.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A recent comprehensive study by [[UCLA]] political scientist Tim Groseclose and University of Missouri-Columbia economics professor Jeffrey Milyo found [[Brit Hume]]'s ''Special Report'' — Fox's most straightforward news show — more centrist than any of the three major networks' evening newscasts, all of which are liberal. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rcp.missouri.edu/articles/milyo_media.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The program is a model of smart news television. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And although it's true that the Fox's opinion shows (as opposed to its news shows) are, as they're supposed to be, frequently bombastic and opinionated, it's equally true that Fox's biggest super-star, [[Bill O'Reilly]] is not a mainstream Republican, but a registered [[Independent]] who sides with conservatives. He regularly charges the oil companies with [[price-gouging]] and attacks big business for quashing the little guy. Who can say what host [[Greta Van Susteren]]'s politics are? She mostly covers the [[crime]]-of-the-day stories. [[Geraldo Rivera]] has always been liberal on most issues, with the exception of being a strong supporter of the military and stiff penalties for [[sex offender]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Liberal commentators go in and out of the Fox studios all over America, every day — some of them, like host [[Alan Colmes]] and news analyst [[Marvin Kalb]], and [[Eleanor Clift]] affiliated with the channel. There's no doubt, of course, that Fox News is closer to mainstream America than [[CBS]], [[ABC]], [[NBC]] or [[CNN]]. But, after all, that was its founding mission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conservatives have criticism for Fox. Their 'Fair and Balanced' motto allows [[liberal]] [[propaganda]], lies, deceit, and half-truths to gain an audience. In reality, Fox was judged to actually provide a more &amp;quot;fair and balanced&amp;quot; coverage in the 2008 Presidential race than all three MSM networks, who had a decidedly pro-Obama tilt, a study by the ''Center for Media and Public Affairs''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cmpa.com/pdf/08summer.pdf Center for Media and Public Affairs: ''How TV News Has Covered McCain, Obama and Hillary'']&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Ratings Dominance ==&lt;br /&gt;
Fox News Channel was the 2nd highest rated cable channel on all of television during the first quarter of 2009 in prime time Total Viewers. CNN was 17th and MSNBC 24th for the first three months of the year. FNC beat CNN and MSNBC combined and gained the most compared to the first quarter of 2008, up 24%.  2009's first quarter was FNC's 3rd highest rated quarter in prime time in the network's history — just behind Q4 '08 and Q3 '05. In prime time, ages 25-54 demo, and in total day in both categories, FNC grew more year-to-year than CNN and MSNBC combined. FNC had nine of the top 10 programs on cable news in Total Viewers. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Bill O'Reilly|The O'Reilly Factor]] has now been #1 on cable news for 100 consecutive months, up 27% in Total Viewers year-over-year. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Glenn Beck]] has increased the 5pmET time period 90% in Total Viewers and 115% in the demo vs. Q1 '08, ''and is the fastest growing program in cable news for March''. Special Report with Bret Baier is up 39% in Total Viewers and 41% in the demo. [[Sean Hannity|&amp;quot;Hannity&amp;quot;]] is up 36% in Total Viewers and up 35% in the demo since going solo for the hour.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Those three new programs beat CNN and MSNBC ''combined'' in total viewers during their respective time slots.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On the Record with [[Greta Van Susteren]] is up 55% in total viewers and 75% in the demo. Your World with Neil Cavuto is up 60% in Total Viewers and 102% in the demo. Glenn Beck, is up 212% in the demo and up 128% in total viewers. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/april_ratings_fnc_beats_cnn_and_msnbc_combined_115179.asp Media Bistro: April Ratings: FNC Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Anti-elitist ==&lt;br /&gt;
Conservatives argue that Fox's real ethos is not Republican or conservative, but anti-[[elitist]] — a major reason it connects with so many Americans and annoys so many coastal elites. &amp;quot;There's a whole country that elitists will never acknowledge,&amp;quot; Ailes once observed. &amp;quot;What people resent deeply out there are those in the 'blue states' thinking they're smarter.&amp;quot;  This anti-elitism shows itself in Fox's pro-U.S. stance in covering the [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq war]]s and its broadcasters' use of terms such as &amp;quot;terrorist&amp;quot; instead of the politically correct &amp;quot;militant&amp;quot; to refer to … well, terrorists. Since the [[Vietnam War]] era, mainstream [[journalist]]s have tended to see such blunt language and side-taking as unsophisticated, a betrayal of journalistic [[objectivity]], or perhaps their own ingrained biases against government in general.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another aspect of Fox's anti-elitism: [[evangelical]] and [[fundamentalist Christian]]s, far from being seen as lunatics or extremists — as too often is the case in the mainstream media — are treated with great respect. &amp;quot;We regularly have on the [[Rev. Franklin Graham]], [[Dr. James Dobson]] and other religious leaders, just as we put on [[Pat Ireland]] and Eleanor Clift,&amp;quot; Ailes said, continuing,  ''&amp;quot;Most Americans believe in God and have that as their foundation in life. So why shouldn't we have as guests people that they like, respect and want to hear from?&amp;quot; '' Ailes said he didn't get &amp;quot;too worked up&amp;quot; by a [[Pew Foundation]] study that showed that Fox has more Republican viewers than CNN, CNBC or MSNBC and that his reporters and anchors insert their opinions into stories far more than competitors do. Numbers might have something to do with it: Fox is beating the combined audience of the other three. But Ailes dismissed Pew as a &amp;quot;liberal [[lobbyist|lobbying]] organization.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Most polls today are not taken to provide information to the public but to get press for the organization taking the polls. I took a poll of Pew, and 98% of my organization found that they were biased&amp;quot;, Ailes said with a wink. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In response, Project director Tom Rosenstiel said the study &amp;quot;was not a poll. It was a content analysis designed by a four-university research team and executed at the [[University of Alabama]].&amp;quot; ''One plus for Fox, he said, was that researchers found Fox News stories were more forthcoming about sourcing than their cable rivals.'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fox Versus Fringe Views ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What really frustrates liberals about Fox, though, is simply that, along with [[talk radio]] and the conservative [[blogosphere]], it has helped shatter the left's near-monopoly on news and information. Fox's opinion-driven programming gives conservatives and liberals a chance to get a fair hearing for their ideas. But Democratic politicians and activists who go on Fox also must defend their views, often against tough questioning, something that happens less often on the networks, where most journalists are left-of-center, survey after survey has shown&amp;quot;, said columnist [[Brian Anderson]]. &amp;quot;Even more significant, Fox came on the scene a decade ago as a professional news organization that could define and report news as something different from what the elite consensus says it is. To take one of many examples, the corruption of the [[United Nations]]' [[oil-for-food]] initiative in [[Iraq]], initially downplayed by the mainstream media because of their sympathy for internationalism, was uncovered — deemed newsworthy — on Fox.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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All this wouldn't matter if Fox News wasn't so influential. But it is. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 20% of Americans now claim to get news from it, and lots of them (37%) are Democrats or independents. The network's success has also sparked a &amp;quot;Fox effect,&amp;quot; leading some competitors to become more open to right-of-center opinions: MSNBC's &amp;quot;Scarborough Country,&amp;quot; hosted by former Republican congressman [[Joe Scarborough]], is a prime example. Until a few years ago, Democrats never had to deal with all these mediatized conservatives. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ailes said Fox News has no agenda. His charge to his reporters and anchors is simple: &amp;quot;If you make a mistake, get on the air as fast as you can and admit it. ... Do your homework. Make sure you reach out to a point of view you don't agree with to be sure you have some balance in your piece, because journalists, despite the public perception, are not empty-headed fools. They actually come to the job with some ideas and biases.&amp;quot; When asked whether the media have a &amp;quot;conscious bias,&amp;quot; Ailes said: &amp;quot;I don't know whether it's conscious or not. I think people who are biased to the left and right are by and large honest people who bring their life experience to whatever their beliefs are. I don't think there's some conspiracy of bias to the left, ''but I do think that [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]] have different views than many people that I know from other parts of the country.&amp;quot;'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Roger Ailes ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Rogerailes_1.jpg‎ |thumb|right|300px|Roger Ailes, Fox News CEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,205966,00.html This is a transcript] of Ailes speaking to the Television Critics Association, which will be enlightening to readers digging into the Fox take on reporting and its reaction to controversy about its mission.  &lt;br /&gt;
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On November 20, 2008, [[Roger Ailes]], who now holds the titles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FOX News and Chairman of FOX Television Stations, signed a new five year contract with News Corporation, it was announced by Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/roger_ailes_signs_new_5year_deal_with_news_corp_101312.asp Ailes Inks 5 Year Deal With NewsCorp]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During Ailes' time with [[News Corporation|News Corp]], [[FNC]] passed [[CNN]] in ratings in all day parts in 2002 to become the number one news network in the country, nearing full distribution with more than 90 million subscribers. In 2007, he launched the [[Fox Business News]] which currently reaches more than 40 million homes and served as the biggest launch in cable television history. Throughout Mr. Ailes' tenure, FOX Television Stations has increased its market share each of the last three years with all time record shares in the last two years. In addition, Fox Television Stations has expanded its local news presence by nearly 100 hours a week in a challenging economic climate.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tony Snow ==&lt;br /&gt;
In April, 2006 the [[White House]] selected [[Tony Snow]], Fox News Anchorman, to be the new White House Press Secretary. &amp;quot;Snow, who in his roles as a [[pundit]] on Fox News and elsewhere has rapped Bush on several occasions, joined the White House only after extracting a promise that he would become an adviser to the president on day-to-day strategy...the former columnist will be the first outsider to become part of Bush's revamped inner circle.&amp;quot;, said the [[Washington Post]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042600558.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Snow, 50, worked most recently as host for ''Fox News Sunday, with Tony Snow'' and as host of his own radio talk show. He was a director of speech-writing for President [[George H.W. Bush]] and has worked as a [[USA Today]] columnist, Editorial Page Editor of the [[Washington Times]], deputy editorial page editor of the [[Detroit News]] and frequent substitute for radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060426.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bill O'Reilly==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[O'Reilly Factor]] has been the most watched cable news segment for eight years. [[Bill O'Reilly]] has interviewed Barack Obama and other high profile guests on his show.&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;quot;FOX News destroys NBC and CNN on cable every night. We cover the news. We don't ignore it. And we don't denigrate it.&amp;quot; - Bill O'Reilly&lt;br /&gt;
Bill O'Reilly is a registered independent, but sides with Republicans on most issues, excluding several Christian causes.  Bill O'Reilly wrote the best seller &amp;quot;A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity.&amp;quot; Like [[Sean Hannity]] and other commentators on Fox, O'Reilly's role is that of an independent contractor, expressing his on opinions, not those of Fox News, as opposed to the networks news anchors, like Sheppard Smith.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[http://www.foxnews.com/ Fox News]&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Joseph Robinette &amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot; Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. He is also a staunch liberal.&lt;br /&gt;
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The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&amp;amp;dids=50116538:50116538&amp;amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;amp;type=current&amp;amp;date=Sep+20,+1987&amp;amp;author=JOHN+HARWOOD&amp;amp;pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&amp;amp;desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&amp;amp;pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a 2009 interview, Biden was asked about one of his administration's web sites. Biden became confused asked his interviewer what the &amp;quot;website number&amp;quot; was. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/website-number.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early Life and Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Joseph Biden was born in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in a middle class family.  His father was a white collar businessmen who did well, but had fallen on hard times when Biden was a youth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Biden attended Archmere Academy, a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in the Wilmington, Delaware area, graduating in 1961.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  (Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at Archmere is $18,450.)  Biden took a summer job to help his family pay for his schooling.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Archmere Academy [http://www.archmereacademy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=74]Tuition for 2008-2009 is $18,450.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968 near the bottom of his class.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  While attending Syracuse Law School, he submitted a paper in which he plagiarized from a law review article. After receiving a grade of F, he was permitted to retake the course.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent', By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Published: September 18, 1987 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1966, while still in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  They had three children together: Joseph R. &amp;quot;Beau&amp;quot; Dien, III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi.  Shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972, his wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident, and his two sons were seriously injured.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He eventually remarried to Dr. Jill Biden (nee Jacobs), an educator in Delaware's schools.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She currently is an instructor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.dtcc.edu/catalog/pdf/personnel.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; teaching at Delaware Technical Community College. Together, the couple added a daughter, Ashley Biden, to the family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since 1991, Biden has been an [[adjunct professor]] at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==United States Senate== &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden on Meet The Press, 09/09/07]] Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in [[United States]] history. He was later reelected five times. Biden calls himself pro-choice and opposed president [[George W. Bush]]'s two nominees to the U.S. [[Supreme court]]. On [[Roe v. Wade]] he said, &amp;quot;I strongly support Roe v. Wade....That’s why I led the fight to defeat [Robert] Bork. Thank [[God]] he is not in the Court or Roe v. Wade would be gone by now.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://nrlc.org/Election2008/comparison0909084c.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, not in other years because of his opposition to [[partial-birth abortion]] and public funding for abortions. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Joe_Biden_Abortion.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On government spending Biden requested 116 congressional earmarks in 2008 alone, resulting in $342 million in taxpayer money. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/biden.earmarks/?iref=hpmostpop&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a strong opponent of 2nd-amendment rights, earning an F by the [[National Rifle Association]]. Biden has also voted to give [[Social Security]] benefits and citizenship to [[illegal aliens]]. On energy, he opposes more domestic oil production, saying proponents of offshore drilling want to &amp;quot;rape&amp;quot; the Outer Continental Shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
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As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden was a major player in making foreign policy. He voted against the Persian [[Gulf War]] in 1991, but voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, although he now criticizes the management of the war. He voted against setting a timetable for troop withdrawal and is against cutting off funding for the troops on the ground. In a 2005 interview with Meet the Press, Biden said, &amp;quot;I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that.&amp;quot; On July 23, 2007 Biden said, &amp;quot;there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, lets start telling the truth.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also proposed dividing the Iraqi Population by giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. &lt;br /&gt;
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Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. He almost never supported a supreme court nominee who was not in his party and presided over two of the more contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings ever, [[Robert Bork]] in 1987 and [[Clarence Thomas]] in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden has close ties with lobbyist by receiving $5,133,072 in contributions from [[lawyer]]s and [[lobbyist]]s since 2003. Also, one of Biden’s sons, Hunter, is a registered [[Washington]] lobbyist.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversial comments== &lt;br /&gt;
*During the 2005 confirmation hearings for Justice [[John Roberts]], Biden asked Roberts, &amp;quot;Can a microscopic tag be planted in someones body to track his every move, you will rule on that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPvWm9ZkYw&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated, &amp;quot;You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.&amp;quot; His comment was caught on C-SPAN. &lt;br /&gt;
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*In August of 2006, Biden was on [[Fox News]] Sunday and bragged about his state being a former [[slave]] state. &amp;quot;You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Talking about his fellow Democratic presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] he said in January of 2007, &amp;quot;I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In March 2007, Biden was criticizing President [[George W. Bush]] for vetoing a bill that would set a time line for troops to be removed from Iraq, saying that [[Congress]] should &amp;quot;shove it down his throat.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/1/144042.shtml?s=us&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Joe Biden once told voters that his [[helicopter]] was &amp;quot;forced down&amp;quot; on &amp;quot;the superhighway of terror&amp;quot; by Afghan extremists. When actually, snow forced the helicopter pilot to land and wait out a [[storm]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In the Oct. 2008 VP debate, Biden made numerous misstatements, on topics ranging from the Constitution to the Mideast. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433314,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In May 2009, Biden reported that he and Obama were members of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 1990's.&lt;br /&gt;
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==1988 Presidential Campaign== &lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden announced his candidacy for President in 1987. He ran on his experience, saying in an campaign advertisement &amp;quot;The [[White House]] isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.&amp;quot; His campaign was short-lived due to controversies. While campaigning in [[New Hampshire]] in 1987, a reporter asked about his grades in college, to which Biden yelled, &amp;quot;I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.&amp;quot; He went on to say that he &amp;quot;went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship&amp;quot; adding that he &amp;quot;ended up in the top half&amp;quot; of his class (which is false) and &amp;quot;graduated with three degrees from college&amp;quot; (which is also false). &lt;br /&gt;
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Later in the campaign he was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader [[Neil Kinnock]]. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. Biden dropped out of the race in December 1987, and did not participate in the 1988 Democratic caucuses and primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2004 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden considered running as a Presidential candidate for the 2004 elections, but then decided against it, saying that it would be &amp;quot;now too much of a long shot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/whos.in.out.html CNN: Who is in, who is out 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. He was later mentioned as a possible running mate for Democratic Senator [[John Kerry]], but he instead urged Kerry to chose Senator John McCain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961694/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2008 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]] when his candidacy failed to catch on with the voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; FOX News: [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/ Biden, Dodd Bow Out of Presidential Race After Poor Showings in Iowa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.&amp;quot; Biden replied &amp;quot;I think that I stand by the statement.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/mccain-launches-tv-ad-using-bidens-words-against-obama/ McCain Launches TV Ad Using Biden’s Words Against Obama] Fox News, August 23, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the vote.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice Presidential Nomination==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:0.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden campaigning for Barack Obama, 09/24/08]] Biden had been mentioned as a Vice Presidential candidate for Senator [[Barack Obama]], in that he would add foreign policy experience to the ticket. When asked in June over the speculation, Biden stated, &amp;quot;I'd make a great president. I'd make a great [[Secretary of State]]. I'd make a great vice president.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: [http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/ Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 19th, Biden was asked by reporters of his VP status, to which he replied &amp;quot;Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/biden-on-obamas.html?cid=127045696 Biden on Obama's VP Pick: 'I'm Not The Guy'] ABC News, August 19, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2005 Biden paradoxically and nonsensically said, &amp;quot;[[John McCain]] is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Review Online: [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGRhNzJlMWY5NjdiNzhjMTRkYjMzNjYwOGJmYzNjMTY= 'Just Words' That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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However, on August 23rd it was announced that Biden would be Obama's 2008 running mate. They appeared together in [[Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. Obama proudly introduced Senator Biden, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;Let me introduce to you, the next president — the next vice president of the United States of America, Joe Biden.&amp;quot;''&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden took the stage and endorsed Obama, saying, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;In this election year the choice is clear, one man stands ready to deliver change we desperately need, a man I'm proud to call my friend, a man who will be the next President of the [[United States]], Barack America.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Obama hoped Biden would help the ticket in multiple ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Biden has extensive foreign policy experience in the United States Senate and as such could have helped to bolster Obama's comparative lack of experience in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden is [[Catholic]], and Obama was weak with that key voting bloc; however, the [[Catholic Church]] may have taken offense at Biden's pro-[[abortion]] positions (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden was born in [[Pennsylvania]], a must-win state for Obama where he was thought to be weak;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Hillary Clinton]] defeated Obama by a wide margin in the [[Pennsylvania]] primary; in August polls show Obama leading McCain by an average of only 5.8% in [[Pennsylvania]] [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html RealClearPolitics Pennsylvania Tracking]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden's son is going to [[Iraq]], which may have helped to rehabilitate Obama's image as anti-military; however, Biden himself never served.&lt;br /&gt;
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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Reuters: [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823 Choice of Biden Re-Opens Catholic Wound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Biden has said: &amp;quot;I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose.&amp;quot;  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden's [[Republican]] opponent for the Vice Presidency was [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. They participated in their first and only Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Biden was elected the 47th Vice President of the United States on November 4, 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice President==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Biden-flu.jpg|thumb|300px]] Biden's responsibilities as vice president are not yet clear. He has no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, let they catch [[Swine Flu]]. People health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House officially repudiated them.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Obama Administration]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://biden.senate.gov/ Official Site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Joseph Robinette &amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot; Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. He is also a staunch liberal.&lt;br /&gt;
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The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&amp;amp;dids=50116538:50116538&amp;amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;amp;type=current&amp;amp;date=Sep+20,+1987&amp;amp;author=JOHN+HARWOOD&amp;amp;pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&amp;amp;desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&amp;amp;pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a 2009 interview, Biden was asked about one of his administration's web sites. Biden became confused asked his interviewer what the &amp;quot;website number&amp;quot; was. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/website-number.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early Life and Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Joseph Biden was born in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in a middle class family.  His father was a white collar businessmen who did well, but had fallen on hard times when Biden was a youth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Biden attended Archmere Academy, a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in the Wilmington, Delaware area, graduating in 1961.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  (Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at Archmere is $18,450.)  Biden took a summer job to help his family pay for his schooling.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Archmere Academy [http://www.archmereacademy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=74]Tuition for 2008-2009 is $18,450.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968 near the bottom of his class.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  While attending Syracuse Law School, he submitted a paper in which he plagiarized from a law review article. After receiving a grade of F, he was permitted to retake the course.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent', By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Published: September 18, 1987 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1966, while still in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  They had three children together: Joseph R. &amp;quot;Beau&amp;quot; Dien, III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi.  Shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972, his wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident, and his two sons were seriously injured.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He eventually remarried to Dr. Jill Biden (nee Jacobs), an educator in Delaware's schools.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She currently is an instructor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.dtcc.edu/catalog/pdf/personnel.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; teaching at Delaware Technical Community College. Together, the couple added a daughter, Ashley Biden, to the family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since 1991, Biden has been an [[adjunct professor]] at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==United States Senate== &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden on Meet The Press, 09/09/07]] Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in [[United States]] history. He was later reelected five times. Biden calls himself pro-choice and opposed president [[George W. Bush]]'s two nominees to the U.S. [[Supreme court]]. On [[Roe v. Wade]] he said, &amp;quot;I strongly support Roe v. Wade....That’s why I led the fight to defeat [Robert] Bork. Thank [[God]] he is not in the Court or Roe v. Wade would be gone by now.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://nrlc.org/Election2008/comparison0909084c.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, not in other years because of his opposition to [[partial-birth abortion]] and public funding for abortions. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Joe_Biden_Abortion.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On government spending Biden requested 116 congressional earmarks in 2008 alone, resulting in $342 million in taxpayer money. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/biden.earmarks/?iref=hpmostpop&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a strong opponent of 2nd-amendment rights, earning an F by the [[National Rifle Association]]. Biden has also voted to give [[Social Security]] benefits and citizenship to [[illegal aliens]]. On energy, he opposes more domestic oil production, saying proponents of offshore drilling want to &amp;quot;rape&amp;quot; the Outer Continental Shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
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As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden was a major player in making foreign policy. He voted against the Persian [[Gulf War]] in 1991, but voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, although he now criticizes the management of the war. He voted against setting a timetable for troop withdrawal and is against cutting off funding for the troops on the ground. In a 2005 interview with Meet the Press, Biden said, &amp;quot;I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that.&amp;quot; On July 23, 2007 Biden said, &amp;quot;there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, lets start telling the truth.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also proposed dividing the Iraqi Population by giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. &lt;br /&gt;
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Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. He almost never supported a supreme court nominee who was not in his party and presided over two of the more contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings ever, [[Robert Bork]] in 1987 and [[Clarence Thomas]] in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden has close ties with lobbyist by receiving $5,133,072 in contributions from [[lawyer]]s and [[lobbyist]]s since 2003. Also, one of Biden’s sons, Hunter, is a registered [[Washington]] lobbyist.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversial comments== &lt;br /&gt;
*During the 2005 confirmation hearings for Justice [[John Roberts]], Biden asked Roberts, &amp;quot;Can a microscopic tag be planted in someones body to track his every move, you will rule on that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPvWm9ZkYw&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated, &amp;quot;You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.&amp;quot; His comment was caught on C-SPAN. &lt;br /&gt;
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*In August of 2006, Biden was on [[Fox News]] Sunday and bragged about his state being a former [[slave]] state. &amp;quot;You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Talking about his fellow Democratic presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] he said in January of 2007, &amp;quot;I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In March 2007, Biden was criticizing President [[George W. Bush]] for vetoing a bill that would set a time line for troops to be removed from Iraq, saying that [[Congress]] should &amp;quot;shove it down his throat.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/1/144042.shtml?s=us&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Joe Biden once told voters that his [[helicopter]] was &amp;quot;forced down&amp;quot; on &amp;quot;the superhighway of terror&amp;quot; by Afghan extremists. When actually, snow forced the helicopter pilot to land and wait out a [[storm]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In the Oct. 2008 VP debate, Biden made numerous misstatements, on topics ranging from the Constitution to the Mideast. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433314,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In May 2009, Biden reported that he and Obama were members of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 1990's.&lt;br /&gt;
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==1988 Presidential Campaign== &lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden announced his candidacy for President in 1987. He ran on his experience, saying in an campaign advertisement &amp;quot;The [[White House]] isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.&amp;quot; His campaign was short-lived due to controversies. While campaigning in [[New Hampshire]] in 1987, a reporter asked about his grades in college, to which Biden yelled, &amp;quot;I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.&amp;quot; He went on to say that he &amp;quot;went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship&amp;quot; adding that he &amp;quot;ended up in the top half&amp;quot; of his class (which is false) and &amp;quot;graduated with three degrees from college&amp;quot; (which is also false). &lt;br /&gt;
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Later in the campaign he was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader [[Neil Kinnock]]. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. Biden dropped out of the race in December 1987, and did not participate in the 1988 Democratic caucuses and primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2004 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden considered running as a Presidential candidate for the 2004 elections, but then decided against it, saying that it would be &amp;quot;now too much of a long shot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/whos.in.out.html CNN: Who is in, who is out 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. He was later mentioned as a possible running mate for Democratic Senator [[John Kerry]], but he instead urged Kerry to chose Senator John McCain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961694/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2008 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]] when his candidacy failed to catch on with the voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; FOX News: [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/ Biden, Dodd Bow Out of Presidential Race After Poor Showings in Iowa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials in the Senate. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate, he said &lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2007 ABC debate with the Democratic presidential candidates, Biden was asked about the statement he made earlier regarding [[Barack Obama]].  He said: &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.&amp;quot; Biden replied &amp;quot;I think that I stand by the statement.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/mccain-launches-tv-ad-using-bidens-words-against-obama/ McCain Launches TV Ad Using Biden’s Words Against Obama] Fox News, August 23, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the vote.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice Presidential Nomination==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:0.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden campaigning for Barack Obama, 09/24/08]] Biden had been mentioned as a Vice Presidential candidate for Senator [[Barack Obama]], in that he would add foreign policy experience to the ticket. When asked in June over the speculation, Biden stated, &amp;quot;I'd make a great president. I'd make a great [[Secretary of State]]. I'd make a great vice president.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: [http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/ Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 19th, Biden was asked by reporters of his VP status, to which he replied &amp;quot;Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/biden-on-obamas.html?cid=127045696 Biden on Obama's VP Pick: 'I'm Not The Guy'] ABC News, August 19, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2005 Biden paradoxically and nonsensically said, &amp;quot;[[John McCain]] is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Review Online: [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGRhNzJlMWY5NjdiNzhjMTRkYjMzNjYwOGJmYzNjMTY= 'Just Words' That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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However, on August 23rd it was announced that Biden would be Obama's 2008 running mate. They appeared together in [[Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. Obama proudly introduced Senator Biden, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;Let me introduce to you, the next president — the next vice president of the United States of America, Joe Biden.&amp;quot;''&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden took the stage and endorsed Obama, saying, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;In this election year the choice is clear, one man stands ready to deliver change we desperately need, a man I'm proud to call my friend, a man who will be the next President of the [[United States]], Barack America.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Obama hoped Biden would help the ticket in multiple ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Biden has extensive foreign policy experience in the United States Senate and as such could have helped to bolster Obama's comparative lack of experience in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden is [[Catholic]], and Obama was weak with that key voting bloc; however, the [[Catholic Church]] may have taken offense at Biden's pro-[[abortion]] positions (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden was born in [[Pennsylvania]], a must-win state for Obama where he was thought to be weak;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Hillary Clinton]] defeated Obama by a wide margin in the [[Pennsylvania]] primary; in August polls show Obama leading McCain by an average of only 5.8% in [[Pennsylvania]] [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html RealClearPolitics Pennsylvania Tracking]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden's son is going to [[Iraq]], which may have helped to rehabilitate Obama's image as anti-military; however, Biden himself never served.&lt;br /&gt;
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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Reuters: [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823 Choice of Biden Re-Opens Catholic Wound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Biden has said: &amp;quot;I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose.&amp;quot;  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden's [[Republican]] opponent for the Vice Presidency was [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. They participated in their first and only Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Biden was elected the 47th Vice President of the United States on November 4, 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice President==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Biden-flu.jpg|thumb|300px]] Biden's responsibilities as vice president are not yet clear. He has no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, let they catch [[Swine Flu]]. People health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House officially repudiated them.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Obama Administration]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://biden.senate.gov/ Official Site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Joseph Robinette &amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot; Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. He is also a staunch liberal.&lt;br /&gt;
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The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&amp;amp;dids=50116538:50116538&amp;amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;amp;type=current&amp;amp;date=Sep+20,+1987&amp;amp;author=JOHN+HARWOOD&amp;amp;pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&amp;amp;desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&amp;amp;pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a 2009 interview, Biden was asked about one of his administration's web sites. Biden became confused asked his interviewer what the &amp;quot;website number&amp;quot; was. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/website-number.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early Life and Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Joseph Biden was born in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in a middle class family.  His father was a white collar businessmen who did well, but had fallen on hard times when Biden was a youth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Biden attended Archmere Academy, a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in the Wilmington, Delaware area, graduating in 1961.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  (Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at Archmere is $18,450.)  Biden took a summer job to help his family pay for his schooling.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Archmere Academy [http://www.archmereacademy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=74]Tuition for 2008-2009 is $18,450.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968 near the bottom of his class.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  While attending Syracuse Law School, he submitted a paper in which he plagiarized from a law review article. After receiving a grade of F, he was permitted to retake the course.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent', By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Published: September 18, 1987 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1966, while still in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  They had three children together: Joseph R. &amp;quot;Beau&amp;quot; Dien, III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi.  Shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972, his wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident, and his two sons were seriously injured.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He eventually remarried to Dr. Jill Biden (nee Jacobs), an educator in Delaware's schools.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She currently is an instructor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.dtcc.edu/catalog/pdf/personnel.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; teaching at Delaware Technical Community College. Together, the couple added a daughter, Ashley Biden, to the family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since 1991, Biden has been an [[adjunct professor]] at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==United States Senate== &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden on Meet The Press, 09/09/07]] Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in [[United States]] history. He was later reelected five times. Biden calls himself pro-choice and opposed president [[George W. Bush]]'s two nominees to the U.S. [[Supreme court]]. On [[Roe v. Wade]] he said, &amp;quot;I strongly support Roe v. Wade....That’s why I led the fight to defeat [Robert] Bork. Thank [[God]] he is not in the Court or Roe v. Wade would be gone by now.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://nrlc.org/Election2008/comparison0909084c.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, not in other years because of his opposition to [[partial-birth abortion]] and public funding for abortions. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Joe_Biden_Abortion.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On government spending Biden requested 116 congressional earmarks in 2008 alone, resulting in $342 million in taxpayer money. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/biden.earmarks/?iref=hpmostpop&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a strong opponent of 2nd-amendment rights, earning an F by the [[National Rifle Association]]. Biden has also voted to give [[Social Security]] benefits and citizenship to [[illegal aliens]]. On energy, he opposes more domestic oil production, saying proponents of offshore drilling want to &amp;quot;rape&amp;quot; the Outer Continental Shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
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As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden was a major player in making foreign policy. He voted against the Persian [[Gulf War]] in 1991, but voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, although he now criticizes the management of the war. He voted against setting a timetable for troop withdrawal and is against cutting off funding for the troops on the ground. In a 2005 interview with Meet the Press, Biden said, &amp;quot;I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that.&amp;quot; On July 23, 2007 Biden said, &amp;quot;there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, lets start telling the truth.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also proposed dividing the Iraqi Population by giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. &lt;br /&gt;
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Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. He almost never supported a supreme court nominee who was not in his party and presided over two of the more contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings ever, [[Robert Bork]] in 1987 and [[Clarence Thomas]] in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden has close ties with lobbyist by receiving $5,133,072 in contributions from [[lawyer]]s and [[lobbyist]]s since 2003. Also, one of Biden’s sons, Hunter, is a registered [[Washington]] lobbyist.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversial comments== &lt;br /&gt;
*During the 2005 confirmation hearings for Justice [[John Roberts]], Biden asked Roberts, &amp;quot;Can a microscopic tag be planted in someones body to track his every move, you will rule on that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPvWm9ZkYw&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated, &amp;quot;You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.&amp;quot; His comment was caught on C-SPAN. &lt;br /&gt;
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*In August of 2006, Biden was on [[Fox News]] Sunday and bragged about his state being a former [[slave]] state. &amp;quot;You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Talking about his fellow Democratic presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] he said in January of 2007, &amp;quot;I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In March 2007, Biden was criticizing President [[George W. Bush]] for vetoing a bill that would set a time line for troops to be removed from Iraq, saying that [[Congress]] should &amp;quot;shove it down his throat.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/1/144042.shtml?s=us&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Joe Biden once told voters that his [[helicopter]] was &amp;quot;forced down&amp;quot; on &amp;quot;the superhighway of terror&amp;quot; by Afghan extremists. When actually, snow forced the helicopter pilot to land and wait out a [[storm]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In the Oct. 2008 VP debate, Biden made numerous misstatements, on topics ranging from the Constitution to the Mideast. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433314,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In May 2009, Biden reported that he and Obama were members of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 1990's.&lt;br /&gt;
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==1988 Presidential Campaign== &lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden announced his candidacy for President in 1987. He ran on his experience, saying in an campaign advertisement &amp;quot;The [[White House]] isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.&amp;quot; His campaign was short-lived due to controversies. While campaigning in [[New Hampshire]] in 1987, a reporter asked about his grades in college, to which Biden yelled, &amp;quot;I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.&amp;quot; He went on to say that he &amp;quot;went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship&amp;quot; adding that he &amp;quot;ended up in the top half&amp;quot; of his class (which is false) and &amp;quot;graduated with three degrees from college&amp;quot; (which is also false). &lt;br /&gt;
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Later in the campaign he was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader [[Neil Kinnock]]. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. Biden dropped out of the race in December 1987, and did not participate in the 1988 Democratic caucuses and primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2004 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden considered running as a Presidential candidate for the 2004 elections, but then decided against it, saying that it would be &amp;quot;now too much of a long shot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/whos.in.out.html CNN: Who is in, who is out 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. He was later mentioned as a possible running mate for Democratic Senator [[John Kerry]], but he instead urged Kerry to chose Senator John McCain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961694/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2008 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]] when his candidacy failed to catch on with the voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; FOX News: [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/ Biden, Dodd Bow Out of Presidential Race After Poor Showings in Iowa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials in the Senate. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate, he said &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action. Who among us is going to be able to, on Day 1, step in and end the war?&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2007 ABC debate with the Democratic presidential candidates, Biden was asked about the statement he made earlier regarding [[Barack Obama]].  He said: &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.&amp;quot; Biden replied &amp;quot;I think that I stand by the statement.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/mccain-launches-tv-ad-using-bidens-words-against-obama/ McCain Launches TV Ad Using Biden’s Words Against Obama] Fox News, August 23, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the vote.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice Presidential Nomination==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:0.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden campaigning for Barack Obama, 09/24/08]] Biden had been mentioned as a Vice Presidential candidate for Senator [[Barack Obama]], in that he would add foreign policy experience to the ticket. When asked in June over the speculation, Biden stated, &amp;quot;I'd make a great president. I'd make a great [[Secretary of State]]. I'd make a great vice president.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: [http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/ Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 19th, Biden was asked by reporters of his VP status, to which he replied &amp;quot;Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/biden-on-obamas.html?cid=127045696 Biden on Obama's VP Pick: 'I'm Not The Guy'] ABC News, August 19, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2005 Biden paradoxically and nonsensically said, &amp;quot;[[John McCain]] is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Review Online: [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGRhNzJlMWY5NjdiNzhjMTRkYjMzNjYwOGJmYzNjMTY= 'Just Words' That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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However, on August 23rd it was announced that Biden would be Obama's 2008 running mate. They appeared together in [[Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. Obama proudly introduced Senator Biden, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;Let me introduce to you, the next president — the next vice president of the United States of America, Joe Biden.&amp;quot;''&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden took the stage and endorsed Obama, saying, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;In this election year the choice is clear, one man stands ready to deliver change we desperately need, a man I'm proud to call my friend, a man who will be the next President of the [[United States]], Barack America.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Obama hoped Biden would help the ticket in multiple ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Biden has extensive foreign policy experience in the United States Senate and as such could have helped to bolster Obama's comparative lack of experience in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden is [[Catholic]], and Obama was weak with that key voting bloc; however, the [[Catholic Church]] may have taken offense at Biden's pro-[[abortion]] positions (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden was born in [[Pennsylvania]], a must-win state for Obama where he was thought to be weak;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Hillary Clinton]] defeated Obama by a wide margin in the [[Pennsylvania]] primary; in August polls show Obama leading McCain by an average of only 5.8% in [[Pennsylvania]] [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html RealClearPolitics Pennsylvania Tracking]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden's son is going to [[Iraq]], which may have helped to rehabilitate Obama's image as anti-military; however, Biden himself never served.&lt;br /&gt;
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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Reuters: [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823 Choice of Biden Re-Opens Catholic Wound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Biden has said: &amp;quot;I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose.&amp;quot;  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden's [[Republican]] opponent for the Vice Presidency was [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. They participated in their first and only Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Biden was elected the 47th Vice President of the United States on November 4, 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice President==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Biden-flu.jpg|thumb|300px]] Biden's responsibilities as vice president are not yet clear. He has no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, let they catch [[Swine Flu]]. People health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House officially repudiated them.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Obama Administration]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://biden.senate.gov/ Official Site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] &lt;br /&gt;
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'''Joseph Robinette &amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot; Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. He is also a staunch liberal.&lt;br /&gt;
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The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&amp;amp;dids=50116538:50116538&amp;amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;amp;type=current&amp;amp;date=Sep+20,+1987&amp;amp;author=JOHN+HARWOOD&amp;amp;pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&amp;amp;desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&amp;amp;pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a 2009 interview, Biden was asked about one of his administration's web sites. Biden became confused asked his interviewer what the &amp;quot;website number&amp;quot; was. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/website-number.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early Life and Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Joseph Biden was born in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in a middle class family.  His father was a white collar businessmen who did well, but had fallen on hard times when Biden was a youth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Biden attended Archmere Academy, a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in the Wilmington, Delaware area, graduating in 1961.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  (Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at Archmere is $18,450.)  Biden took a summer job to help his family pay for his schooling.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Archmere Academy [http://www.archmereacademy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=74]Tuition for 2008-2009 is $18,450.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968 near the bottom of his class.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  While attending Syracuse Law School, he submitted a paper in which he plagiarized from a law review article. After receiving a grade of F, he was permitted to retake the course.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent', By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Published: September 18, 1987 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1966, while still in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  They had three children together: Joseph R. &amp;quot;Beau&amp;quot; Dien, III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi.  Shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972, his wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident, and his two sons were seriously injured.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He eventually remarried to Dr. Jill Biden (nee Jacobs), an educator in Delaware's schools.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She currently is an instructor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.dtcc.edu/catalog/pdf/personnel.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; teaching at Delaware Technical Community College. Together, the couple added a daughter, Ashley Biden, to the family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since 1991, Biden has been an [[adjunct professor]] at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==United States Senate== &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden on Meet The Press, 09/09/07]] Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in [[United States]] history. He was later reelected five times. Biden calls himself pro-choice and opposed president [[George W. Bush]]'s two nominees to the U.S. [[Supreme court]]. On [[Roe v. Wade]] he said, &amp;quot;I strongly support Roe v. Wade....That’s why I led the fight to defeat [Robert] Bork. Thank [[God]] he is not in the Court or Roe v. Wade would be gone by now.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://nrlc.org/Election2008/comparison0909084c.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, not in other years because of his opposition to [[partial-birth abortion]] and public funding for abortions. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Joe_Biden_Abortion.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On government spending Biden requested 116 congressional earmarks in 2008 alone, resulting in $342 million in taxpayer money. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/biden.earmarks/?iref=hpmostpop&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a strong opponent of 2nd-amendment rights, earning an F by the [[National Rifle Association]]. Biden has also voted to give [[Social Security]] benefits and citizenship to [[illegal aliens]]. On energy, he opposes more domestic oil production, saying proponents of offshore drilling want to &amp;quot;rape&amp;quot; the Outer Continental Shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
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As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden was a major player in making foreign policy. He voted against the Persian [[Gulf War]] in 1991, but voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, although he now criticizes the management of the war. He voted against setting a timetable for troop withdrawal and is against cutting off funding for the troops on the ground. In a 2005 interview with Meet the Press, Biden said, &amp;quot;I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that.&amp;quot; On July 23, 2007 Biden said, &amp;quot;there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, lets start telling the truth.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also proposed dividing the Iraqi Population by giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. &lt;br /&gt;
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Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. He almost never supported a supreme court nominee who was not in his party and presided over two of the more contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings ever, [[Robert Bork]] in 1987 and [[Clarence Thomas]] in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden has close ties with lobbyist by receiving $5,133,072 in contributions from [[lawyer]]s and [[lobbyist]]s since 2003. Also, one of Biden’s sons, Hunter, is a registered [[Washington]] lobbyist.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversial comments== &lt;br /&gt;
*During the 2005 confirmation hearings for Justice [[John Roberts]], Biden asked Roberts, &amp;quot;Can a microscopic tag be planted in someones body to track his every move, you will rule on that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPvWm9ZkYw&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated, &amp;quot;You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.&amp;quot; His comment was caught on C-SPAN. &lt;br /&gt;
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*In August of 2006, Biden was on [[Fox News]] Sunday and bragged about his state being a former [[slave]] state. &amp;quot;You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Talking about his fellow Democratic presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] he said in January of 2007, &amp;quot;I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In March 2007, Biden was criticizing President [[George W. Bush]] for vetoing a bill that would set a time line for troops to be removed from Iraq, saying that [[Congress]] should &amp;quot;shove it down his throat.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/1/144042.shtml?s=us&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Joe Biden once told voters that his [[helicopter]] was &amp;quot;forced down&amp;quot; on &amp;quot;the superhighway of terror&amp;quot; by Afghan extremists. When actually, snow forced the helicopter pilot to land and wait out a [[storm]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In the Oct. 2008 VP debate, Biden made numerous misstatements, on topics ranging from the Constitution to the Mideast. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433314,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In May 2009, Biden reported that he and Obama were members of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 1990's.&lt;br /&gt;
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==1988 Presidential Campaign== &lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden announced his candidacy for President in 1987. He ran on his experience, saying in an campaign advertisement &amp;quot;The [[White House]] isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.&amp;quot; His campaign was short-lived due to controversies. While campaigning in [[New Hampshire]] in 1987, a reporter asked about his grades in college, to which Biden yelled, &amp;quot;I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.&amp;quot; He went on to say that he &amp;quot;went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship&amp;quot; adding that he &amp;quot;ended up in the top half&amp;quot; of his class (which is false) and &amp;quot;graduated with three degrees from college&amp;quot; (which is also false). &lt;br /&gt;
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Later in the campaign he was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader [[Neil Kinnock]]. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. Biden dropped out of the race in December 1987, and did not participate in the 1988 Democratic caucuses and primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2004 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden considered running as a Presidential candidate for the 2004 elections, but then decided against it, saying that it would be &amp;quot;now too much of a long shot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/whos.in.out.html CNN: Who is in, who is out 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. He was later mentioned as a possible running mate for Democratic Senator [[John Kerry]], but he instead urged Kerry to chose Senator John McCain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961694/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2008 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]] when his candidacy failed to catch on with the voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; FOX News: [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/ Biden, Dodd Bow Out of Presidential Race After Poor Showings in Iowa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials in the Senate. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate, he said &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action. Who among us is going to be able to, on Day 1, step in and end the war?&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2007 ABC debate with the Democratic presidential candidates, Biden was asked about the statement he made earlier regarding [[Barack Obama]].  He said: &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.&amp;quot; Biden replied &amp;quot;I think that I stand by the statement.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/mccain-launches-tv-ad-using-bidens-words-against-obama/ McCain Launches TV Ad Using Biden’s Words Against Obama] Fox News, August 23, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the vote.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice Presidential Nomination==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:0.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden campaigning for Barack Obama, 09/24/08]] Biden had been mentioned as a Vice Presidential candidate for Senator [[Barack Obama]], in that he would add foreign policy experience to the ticket. When asked in June over the speculation, Biden stated, &amp;quot;I'd make a great president. I'd make a great [[Secretary of State]]. I'd make a great vice president.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: [http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/ Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 19th, Biden was asked by reporters of his VP status, to which he replied &amp;quot;Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/biden-on-obamas.html?cid=127045696 Biden on Obama's VP Pick: 'I'm Not The Guy'] ABC News, August 19, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2005 Biden paradoxically and nonsensically said, &amp;quot;[[John McCain]] is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Review Online: [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGRhNzJlMWY5NjdiNzhjMTRkYjMzNjYwOGJmYzNjMTY= 'Just Words' That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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However, on August 23rd it was announced that Biden would be Obama's 2008 running mate. They appeared together in [[Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. Obama proudly introduced Senator Biden, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;Let me introduce to you, the next president — the next vice president of the United States of America, Joe Biden.&amp;quot;''&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden took the stage and endorsed Obama, saying, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;In this election year the choice is clear, one man stands ready to deliver change we desperately need, a man I'm proud to call my friend, a man who will be the next President of the [[United States]], Barack America.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Obama hoped Biden would help the ticket in multiple ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Biden has extensive foreign policy experience in the United States Senate and as such could have helped to bolster Obama's comparative lack of experience in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden is [[Catholic]], and Obama was weak with that key voting bloc; however, the [[Catholic Church]] may have taken offense at Biden's pro-[[abortion]] positions (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden was born in [[Pennsylvania]], a must-win state for Obama where he was thought to be weak;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Hillary Clinton]] defeated Obama by a wide margin in the [[Pennsylvania]] primary; in August polls show Obama leading McCain by an average of only 5.8% in [[Pennsylvania]] [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html RealClearPolitics Pennsylvania Tracking]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden's son is going to [[Iraq]], which may have helped to rehabilitate Obama's image as anti-military; however, Biden himself never served.&lt;br /&gt;
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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Reuters: [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823 Choice of Biden Re-Opens Catholic Wound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Biden has said: &amp;quot;I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose.&amp;quot;  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden's [[Republican]] opponent for the Vice Presidency was [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. They participated in their first and only Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Biden was elected the 47th Vice President of the United States on November 4, 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice President==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Biden-flu.jpg|thumb|300px]] Biden's responsibilities as vice president are not yet clear. He has no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, let they catch [[Swine Flu]]. People health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House officially repudiated them.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Obama Administration]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://biden.senate.gov/ Official Site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] &lt;br /&gt;
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|image=Joe Biden, official photo.jpg|200px|Joseph Biden&lt;br /&gt;
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|term_end=Present&lt;br /&gt;
|party=Democrat&lt;br /&gt;
|pres=Barack Hussein Obama&lt;br /&gt;
|previous=Richard Cheney&lt;br /&gt;
|next=Incumbent&lt;br /&gt;
|birth_date=November 20, 1942 &lt;br /&gt;
|birth_place=Scranton, Pennsylvania&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Joseph Robinette &amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot; Biden, Jr.''' (born 20 November 1942) is the Vice President of the [[United States]]. In August 2008, Barack Obama selected him as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee for the [[2008 Presidential election]]. Biden, notorious for his long-winded speeches, is an expert on foreign affairs, as noted by his support of opening a new front on the War on Terror in 2003. He is also a staunch liberal.&lt;br /&gt;
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The speeches proved unavailing in the 2008 Democratic primaries; he dropped out after placing fifth in Iowa in January, 2008. Biden since became Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate. Biden stresses his Irish Catholic roots in appeals to working class Democrats, who deserted Obama in the primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden, senator from [[Delaware]] since 1972, formerly chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequently the Committee on Foreign Relations. Biden is a self-described northeast [[liberal]] and in 2007 was ranked as the third most liberal U.S. Senator by the non-partisan National Journal. He previously ran for President in 1988 but dropped out of the race after admitting he had [[plagiarism#Joe Biden|plagiarized ]] a speech by the leader of the British Labour Party.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50116538.html?FMT=FT&amp;amp;dids=50116538:50116538&amp;amp;FMTS=ABS:FT&amp;amp;type=current&amp;amp;date=Sep+20,+1987&amp;amp;author=JOHN+HARWOOD&amp;amp;pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&amp;amp;desc=Biden's+way+with+words+now+seems+to+be+a+liability&amp;amp;pf=1 Biden's way with words now seems to be a liability] - St. Petersburg Times - Sep 20, 1987&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joe Biden's son Beau, who was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006, is currently serving in Iraq as a military attorney. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://updatedfrequently.com/beau-biden-ships-out-to-iraq&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In a 2009 interview, Biden was asked about one of his administration's web sites. Biden became confused asked his interviewer what the &amp;quot;website number&amp;quot; was. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/02/website-number.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early Life and Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Joseph Biden was born in Scranton, [[Pennsylvania]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in a middle class family.  His father was a white collar businessmen who did well, but had fallen on hard times when Biden was a youth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Biden attended Archmere Academy, a private Catholic college-preparatory high school in the Wilmington, Delaware area, graduating in 1961.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  (Tuition for the 2008-2009 school year at Archmere is $18,450.)  Biden took a summer job to help his family pay for his schooling.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/joe_bidens_mythical_bluecollar.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Archmere Academy [http://www.archmereacademy.com/Default.aspx?tabid=74]Tuition for 2008-2009 is $18,450.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, and from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968 near the bottom of his class.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  While attending Syracuse Law School, he submitted a paper in which he plagiarized from a law review article. After receiving a grade of F, he was permitted to retake the course.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent', By E. J. DIONNE JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES, Published: September 18, 1987 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1966, while still in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  They had three children together: Joseph R. &amp;quot;Beau&amp;quot; Dien, III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi.  Shortly after his election to the Senate in 1972, his wife and infant daughter were killed in a car accident, and his two sons were seriously injured.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Timeline [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  He eventually remarried to Dr. Jill Biden (nee Jacobs), an educator in Delaware's schools.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She currently is an instructor&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.dtcc.edu/catalog/pdf/personnel.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; teaching at Delaware Technical Community College. Together, the couple added a daughter, Ashley Biden, to the family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since 1991, Biden has been an [[adjunct professor]] at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Joe Biden Biography [http://biden.senate.gov/senator/]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==United States Senate== &lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Biden_on_Meet_the_Press.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden on Meet The Press, 09/09/07]] Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in [[United States]] history. He was later reelected five times. Biden calls himself pro-choice and opposed president [[George W. Bush]]'s two nominees to the U.S. [[Supreme court]]. On [[Roe v. Wade]] he said, &amp;quot;I strongly support Roe v. Wade....That’s why I led the fight to defeat [Robert] Bork. Thank [[God]] he is not in the Court or Roe v. Wade would be gone by now.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://nrlc.org/Election2008/comparison0909084c.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He received a 100% rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, not in other years because of his opposition to [[partial-birth abortion]] and public funding for abortions. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Joe_Biden_Abortion.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On government spending Biden requested 116 congressional earmarks in 2008 alone, resulting in $342 million in taxpayer money. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/biden.earmarks/?iref=hpmostpop&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is a strong opponent of 2nd-amendment rights, earning an F by the [[National Rifle Association]]. Biden has also voted to give [[Social Security]] benefits and citizenship to [[illegal aliens]]. On energy, he opposes more domestic oil production, saying proponents of offshore drilling want to &amp;quot;rape&amp;quot; the Outer Continental Shelf.&lt;br /&gt;
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As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden was a major player in making foreign policy. He voted against the Persian [[Gulf War]] in 1991, but voted for the Iraq War Resolution in 2002, although he now criticizes the management of the war. He voted against setting a timetable for troop withdrawal and is against cutting off funding for the troops on the ground. In a 2005 interview with Meet the Press, Biden said, &amp;quot;I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that.&amp;quot; On July 23, 2007 Biden said, &amp;quot;there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, lets start telling the truth.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also proposed dividing the Iraqi Population by giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. &lt;br /&gt;
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Biden was a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. He almost never supported a supreme court nominee who was not in his party and presided over two of the more contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings ever, [[Robert Bork]] in 1987 and [[Clarence Thomas]] in 1991.&lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden has close ties with lobbyist by receiving $5,133,072 in contributions from [[lawyer]]s and [[lobbyist]]s since 2003. Also, one of Biden’s sons, Hunter, is a registered [[Washington]] lobbyist.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversial comments== &lt;br /&gt;
*During the 2005 confirmation hearings for Justice [[John Roberts]], Biden asked Roberts, &amp;quot;Can a microscopic tag be planted in someones body to track his every move, you will rule on that.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbPvWm9ZkYw&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In July 2006, while speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated, &amp;quot;You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking.&amp;quot; His comment was caught on C-SPAN. &lt;br /&gt;
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*In August of 2006, Biden was on [[Fox News]] Sunday and bragged about his state being a former [[slave]] state. &amp;quot;You don't know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state is the eighth largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a northeast liberal state.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Talking about his fellow Democratic presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] he said in January of 2007, &amp;quot;I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, ... I mean, that's a storybook, man.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In March 2007, Biden was criticizing President [[George W. Bush]] for vetoing a bill that would set a time line for troops to be removed from Iraq, saying that [[Congress]] should &amp;quot;shove it down his throat.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/1/144042.shtml?s=us&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*Joe Biden once told voters that his [[helicopter]] was &amp;quot;forced down&amp;quot; on &amp;quot;the superhighway of terror&amp;quot; by Afghan extremists. When actually, snow forced the helicopter pilot to land and wait out a [[storm]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In the Oct. 2008 VP debate, Biden made numerous misstatements, on topics ranging from the Constitution to the Mideast. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433314,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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*In May 2009, Biden reported that he and Obama were members of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 1990's.&lt;br /&gt;
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==1988 Presidential Campaign== &lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden announced his candidacy for President in 1987. He ran on his experience, saying in an campaign advertisement &amp;quot;The [[White House]] isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation.&amp;quot; His campaign was short-lived due to controversies. While campaigning in [[New Hampshire]] in 1987, a reporter asked about his grades in college, to which Biden yelled, &amp;quot;I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do.&amp;quot; He went on to say that he &amp;quot;went to law school on a full academic scholarship - the only one in my class to have a full academic scholarship&amp;quot; adding that he &amp;quot;ended up in the top half&amp;quot; of his class (which is false) and &amp;quot;graduated with three degrees from college&amp;quot; (which is also false). &lt;br /&gt;
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Later in the campaign he was found to have plagiarized a speech from British Labour Party (UK) leader [[Neil Kinnock]]. The plagiarism was considered all the more serious, because it included details of Kinnock's life which were not true in Biden's case. Biden dropped out of the race in December 1987, and did not participate in the 1988 Democratic caucuses and primaries.&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2004 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
Joe Biden considered running as a Presidential candidate for the 2004 elections, but then decided against it, saying that it would be &amp;quot;now too much of a long shot.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/candidates/whos.in.out.html CNN: Who is in, who is out 2004]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. He was later mentioned as a possible running mate for Democratic Senator [[John Kerry]], but he instead urged Kerry to chose Senator John McCain.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961694/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== 2008 Presidential Campaign ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden declared his candidacy for [[President]] on January 31, 2007 after months of prior discussions, but later withdrew after the [[Iowa Caucus]] when his candidacy failed to catch on with the voters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; FOX News: [http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/04/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/ Biden, Dodd Bow Out of Presidential Race After Poor Showings in Iowa]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He ran on his foreign policy experience and credentials in the Senate. On November 15, 2007, during the CNN presidential debate, he said &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;This is not about experience. It's not about change. It's about action. Who among us is going to be able to, on Day 1, step in and end the war?&amp;quot;. &lt;br /&gt;
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In the 2007 ABC debate with the Democratic presidential candidates, Biden was asked about the statement he made earlier regarding [[Barack Obama]].  He said: &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;&amp;quot;I think he can be ready but right now, I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.&amp;quot; Biden replied &amp;quot;I think that I stand by the statement.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/23/mccain-launches-tv-ad-using-bidens-words-against-obama/ McCain Launches TV Ad Using Biden’s Words Against Obama] Fox News, August 23, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/blockquote&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on January 3, after coming 5th in the Iowa caucus, receiving only 1% of the vote.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice Presidential Nomination==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:0.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Biden campaigning for Barack Obama, 09/24/08]] Biden had been mentioned as a Vice Presidential candidate for Senator [[Barack Obama]], in that he would add foreign policy experience to the ticket. When asked in June over the speculation, Biden stated, &amp;quot;I'd make a great president. I'd make a great [[Secretary of State]]. I'd make a great vice president.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: [http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/ Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 19th, Biden was asked by reporters of his VP status, to which he replied &amp;quot;Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/biden-on-obamas.html?cid=127045696 Biden on Obama's VP Pick: 'I'm Not The Guy'] ABC News, August 19, 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2005 Biden paradoxically and nonsensically said, &amp;quot;[[John McCain]] is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;National Review Online: [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGRhNzJlMWY5NjdiNzhjMTRkYjMzNjYwOGJmYzNjMTY= 'Just Words' That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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However, on August 23rd it was announced that Biden would be Obama's 2008 running mate. They appeared together in [[Springfield]], [[Illinois]]. Obama proudly introduced Senator Biden, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;Let me introduce to you, the next president — the next vice president of the United States of America, Joe Biden.&amp;quot;''&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden took the stage and endorsed Obama, saying, &lt;br /&gt;
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''&amp;quot;In this election year the choice is clear, one man stands ready to deliver change we desperately need, a man I'm proud to call my friend, a man who will be the next President of the [[United States]], Barack America.&amp;quot;'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Obama hoped Biden would help the ticket in multiple ways:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Biden has extensive foreign policy experience in the United States Senate and as such could have helped to bolster Obama's comparative lack of experience in this area.&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden is [[Catholic]], and Obama was weak with that key voting bloc; however, the [[Catholic Church]] may have taken offense at Biden's pro-[[abortion]] positions (see below).&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden was born in [[Pennsylvania]], a must-win state for Obama where he was thought to be weak;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Hillary Clinton]] defeated Obama by a wide margin in the [[Pennsylvania]] primary; in August polls show Obama leading McCain by an average of only 5.8% in [[Pennsylvania]] [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html RealClearPolitics Pennsylvania Tracking]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Biden's son is going to [[Iraq]], which may have helped to rehabilitate Obama's image as anti-military; however, Biden himself never served.&lt;br /&gt;
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Almost immediately after his selection, the conflict between his pro-[[abortion]] position and that of his church surfaced:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Reuters: [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS29316+23-Aug-2008+PRN20080823 Choice of Biden Re-Opens Catholic Wound]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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:Biden has said: &amp;quot;I am a long-standing supporter of ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and a woman's right to choose.&amp;quot;  But Biden's own bishop, Bishop Michael Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., has ... denounced the notion that politicians can 'personally oppose' abortion, but refuse to pass laws protecting the unborn.  He made clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians should refrain from receiving the Eucharist:&lt;br /&gt;
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:&amp;quot;The promotion of abortion by any Catholic is a grave and serious matter. Objectively, according to the constant teaching of the Scriptures and the Church, it would be more spiritually beneficial for such a person to refrain from receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.  I ask Catholics in this position to have the integrity to respect the Eucharist, Catholic teaching and the Catholic faithful.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Biden's [[Republican]] opponent for the Vice Presidency was [[Alaska]] [[Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]]. They participated in their first and only Vice Presidential debate on October 2nd in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Biden was elected the 47th Vice President of the United States on November 4, 2008. &lt;br /&gt;
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==Vice President==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Biden-flu.jpg|thumb|300px]] Biden's responsibilities as vice president are not yet clear. He has no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, let they catch [[Swine Flu]]. People health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House officially repudiated them.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[2008 Presidential Election]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[John McCain]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Democratic Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:Obama Administration]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://biden.senate.gov/ Official Site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] &lt;br /&gt;
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] &lt;br /&gt;
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