Joe Biden

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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
U.S. Senator from Delaware Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman Incumbent
January 3, 1973 – present
Preceded by	J. Caleb Boggs
Born	November 20, 1942 (age 64) Scranton, Pennsylvania
Residence	Wilmington, Delaware
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Neilia Hunter (deceased) Jill Tracy Jacobs
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (born 20 November 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the incumbent senior U.S. Senator from Delaware. Biden is currently serving his sixth term and is Delaware's longest-serving Senator. He is the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 110th Congress, has served in that position in the past, and has served as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. He has officially filed as a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 presidential election.

Contents 1 Early life and family 2 United States Senator 2.1 110th Congress 2.2 Judiciary Committee 2.3 Foreign Relations Committee 2.3.1 The Biden-Gelb Plan for Iraq 3 Presidential campaigns 3.1 1988 3.2 2004 3.3 2008 3.3.1 Controversial comments 4 Almanac 5 Works 6 Notes 7 References 7.1 Images 8 Electoral history 9 External links 9.1 Congressional 9.2 Informational 9.3 Campaign 9.4 Articles 9.5 Places with more information

[edit] Early life and family

Biden, the first of four siblings, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia Finnegan,^[1] and was raised in his Irish American mother's Catholic religion.^[2][3] The Biden family moved to Delaware when Biden was 10 years old and he grew up in suburban New Castle County, Delaware, where his father was a car salesman. In 1961, Biden graduated from Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware and, in 1965, from the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. He then attended Syracuse University College of Law, graduated in 1968, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969.^[4][5][6]

In 1966, while in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter. They had three children, Joseph R. III (Beau), Robert Hunter, and Amy. His wife and infant daughter died in an automobile accident shortly after he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. His two young sons, Beau and Hunter, were seriously injured in the accident, but both eventually made full recoveries. Biden was sworn into office from their bedside. Persuaded not to resign in order to care for them, Biden began the practice of commuting an hour and a half each day on the train from his home in the Wilmington suburbs to Washington, DC.

In 1977, Biden married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They have one child, Ashley, and are members of the Roman Catholic Church. In February 1988, Biden was hospitalized for two brain aneurysms which kept him from the U.S. Senate for seven months.

Biden's elder son, Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III, was a partner in the Wilmington law firm of Bifferato, Gentilotti, Biden & Balick, LLC and was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006. He is a captain in the Delaware Army National Guard, where he serves in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. Biden's younger son, R. Hunter Biden, works as a lawyer in Washington, DC, serves on the board of directors of Amtrak, and previously worked in the Commerce Department.

Since 1991, Biden has also served as an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law, where he teaches a seminar on constitutional law.

[edit] United States Senator

See also: List of current United States Senators

See also: United States order of precedence

In 1969, Biden began practicing law in Wilmington, Delaware, and was soon elected to the New Castle County County Council, where he served from 1970 to 1972. The 1972 U.S. Senate election presented Biden with an unusual opportunity that only he seemed to recognize. Popular Republican incumbent Senator J. Caleb Boggs was considering retirement, which would likely have left U.S. Representative Pete du Pont and Wilmington Mayor Harry G. Haskell, Jr. in a divisive primary fight. To avoid that, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was invited to a meeting to convince Boggs to run again with full Republican support. Boggs ran, but without much enthusiasm, which combined with the new 18-year old voters, and a serious underestimation of Biden's campaign abilities, resulted in the very surprising Biden victory.^[7]

Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, becoming the fifth-youngest U.S. Senator in United States history. He has since won additional terms easily, defeating James H. Baxter, Jr. in 1978, John M. Burris in 1984, M. Jane Brady in 1990, and Raymond J. Clatworthy in 1996 and 2002, usually with about 60 percent of the vote. He is now Delaware's longest-serving U.S. Senator ever. In the small state of Delaware, Biden is highly regarded, mostly because of his frequent presence and attention to local needs. Because of his daily commute, he is a strong and knowledgeable advocate for Amtrak. He also watches closely the interests of the Dover U.S. Air Force Base and the downstate chicken processing industry.

[edit] 110th Congress

Biden serves on the following committees in the 110th U.S. Congress:

• U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, (Chairman)
  • As Chairman of the full committee Biden is an ex officio member of each subcommittee.
• U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
  • Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, (Chairman)
  • Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law
  • Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Citizenship
  • Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security
• Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Co-Chairman)

[edit] Judiciary Committee

Biden is 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. In this capacity, he has become one of the more experienced Senators on drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties. While chairman, Biden presided over two of the more contentious U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings ever, Robert Bork in 1987 and Clarence Thomas in 1991.^[8]

Biden has been instrumental in crafting significant federal crime laws over the last decade, including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, also known as the Biden Crime Law. He also authored the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), which contains a broad array of ground breaking measures to combat domestic violence and provides billions of dollars in federal funds to address gender-based crimes. Although part of this legislation later was struck down as unconstitutional, it was reauthorized in 2000 and 2005. In March 2004 Biden enlisted major American technology companies in diagnosing the problems of the Austin, Texas based National Domestic Violence Hotline, and to donate equipment and expertise to it.^[9][10][11]

As chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, Biden wrote the laws that created the nation's "Drug Czar," who oversees and coordinates national drug control policy. In April 2003 he introduced the controversial Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act, the RAVE Act. He continues to work to stop the spread of so called, "date rape" drugs, such as Rohypnol, and drugs such as Ecstasy and Ketamine. In 2004 he worked to pass a bill outlawing steroids like androstenedione, the drug used by many baseball players.^[12]

Biden's legislation to promote college aid and loan programs allows families to deduct on their annual income-tax returns up to $10,000 per year in higher-education expenses. His Kids 2000 legislation established a public/private partnership to provide computer centers, teachers, Internet access, and technical training to young people, particularly to low-income and at-risk youth.^[13]

Throughout his career Biden has vehemently opposed tort reform, while continuously joining Senate Republicans to support stricter bankruptcy laws.^[14]

[edit] Foreign Relations Committee

Biden is also long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and has gained considerable expertise in foreign policy, national security, and arms control. In 1997, he became the ranking minority member and chaired the committee from June 2001 through 2003. His efforts to combat hostilities in the Balkans in the 1990s brought national attention and influenced presidential policy: traveling repeatedly to the region, he made one meeting famous by calling Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic a "war criminal." He consistently argued for lifting the arms embargo, training Bosnian Muslims, investigating war crimes and administering NATO air strikes. Biden's subsequent "lift and strike" resolution was instrumental in convincing President Bill Clinton to use military force in the face of systematic human rights violations.

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Biden was supportive of the Bush administration efforts, calling for additional ground troops in Afghanistan and agreeing with the administration's assertion that Saddam Hussein needed to be eliminated. The Bush administration rejected an effort Biden undertook with Senator Richard Lugar to pass a resolution authorizing military action only after the exhaustion of diplomatic efforts. In October 2002, Biden supported the final resolution of support for war in Iraq. He has long supported the Bush Administration's war effort and appropriations to pay for it, but has argued repeatedly that more soldiers are needed, the war should be internationalized, and the Bush administration should "level with the American people" about the cost and length of the conflict.^[15]

[edit] The Biden-Gelb Plan for Iraq

Biden and Les Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations have proposed a plan for Iraq following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Rather than continuing the present approach or withdrawing, the plan calls for "a third way that can achieve the two objectives most Americans share: to bring our troops home without leaving chaos behind. The idea is to maintain a unified Iraq by federalizing it and giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis breathing room in their own regions."^[16] The key points include:

• Keep Iraq together by giving its major groups breathing room in their own regions. A central government would be left in charge of common interests like defending the borders and distributing oil revenues.
• Secure the support of the Sunnis -- who have no oil -- by guaranteeing them a proportionate share of oil revenue.
• Increase, not end, reconstruction assistance but insist that the oil-rich Arab Gulf states fund it and tie it to the creation of a massive jobs program and to the protection of minority rights.
• Hold an international conference to enlist the support of Iraq's neighbors and create a Contact Group to enforce regional commitments.
• Begin the phased redeployment of U.S. forces this year and withdraw most of them by the end of 2007, with a small follow-on force to keep the neighbors honest and to strike any concentration of terrorists.

Preceded by J. Caleb Boggs	United States Senator (Class 2) from Delaware 1973–present Served alongside: William V. Roth, Jr.,Thomas R. Carper	Succeeded by incmbent
Leadership positions
Preceded by Strom Thurmond	U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman January 6, 1987 - January 3, 1995	Succeeded by Orrin Hatch
Preceded by Jesse Helms	U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001	Succeeded by Jesse Helms
Preceded by Jesse Helms	U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003	Succeeded by Dick Lugar
Preceded by Dick Lugar	U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chairman January 3, 2007 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] Presidential campaigns

[edit] 1988

Controversy broke Biden's candidacy for the U.S. presidency in the 1988 Presidential campaign. He ended his presidential campaign on September 23, 1987 after being accused of plagiarism. Most damaging was being caught on video repeating, with only minor modifications, a stump speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. “Why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go a university? Why is it that my wife . . . is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? . . . Is it because they didn't work hard? My ancestors who worked in the coal mines of northeast Pennsylvania and would come after 12 hours and play football for four hours? It's because they didn't have a platform on which to stand.” After Biden withdrew from the race it was learned that he had correctly credited Kinnock on other occasions. But in the Iowa speech that was recorded and distributed to reporters (with a parallel video of Kinnock) by aides to Michael Dukakis, the eventual nominee, he failed to do so. Dukakis fired John Sasso, his campaign manager and long-time Chief of Staff, but Biden's campaign could not recover.^[17][18][19]

Biden was also accused of committing plagiarism during his first year at Syracuse University Law School in 1965. He had received an “F” in an introductory class on legal methodology for writing a paper relying almost exclusively on a single Fordham Law Review article, which he had cited. Biden was allowed to repeat the course and passed with high marks. After ending his Presidential campaign Biden requested the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Delaware Supreme Court review the issue. The Board concluded on December 21, 1987, after Biden had withdrawn, that the senator had not violated any rules, although Biden did not release this result until May 1989.^[20][21]

[edit] 2004

In 2003, Biden considered joining the Democratic field of candidates for the 2004 presidential race but decided otherwise, saying he did not have enough time to cultivate a sufficient fundraising base. Some thought Biden a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry, but Biden urged Kerry to select Republican Senator John McCain.^[22] Biden also had been widely discussed as a possible U.S. Secretary of State in a Democratic administration.^[23]

[edit] 2008

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Since the end of the last campaign, Biden has been on the list of potential Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, and has repeatedly expressed his intention to become a candidate. In June 2005, he announced that he would seek the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008 if he believes his message and vision for the country resonate with Americans. At that time, on Face the Nation, Biden said, "If, in fact, I think that I have a clear shot by this November or December, then I'm going to seek the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination."

In the January 23, 2006 edition of The News Journal, Delaware's largest daily newspaper, columnist Harry F. Themal reported that Biden believes "he has passed his first deadline for a campaign for the presidency, and thinks the results point to all-systems go in the 2008 election." He goes on to quote Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen as saying that Biden's "manic-obsessive running of the mouth" could be the character weakness that disqualifies him.

However, Themal also said that Biden "occupies the sensible center of the Democratic Party." Themal concludes that this is the position Biden desires, and that in a campaign "he plans to stress the dangers to the security of the average American, not just from the terrorist threat, but from the lack of health assistance, crime, and energy dependence on unstable parts of the world." From an interview with Biden in January 2006, Themal reported that Biden does not plan to make a "formal announcement until late 2007 or even early 2008.^[24]"Biden officially declared his candidacy for president January 31, 2007, when he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.

[edit] Controversial comments

Indian-Americans

Whilst speaking to a group of Indian-Americans in Delaware, Biden stated in regards to his relationship with the Indian-American community: "I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian Americans - moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." His comment was caught on C-SPAN. When asked to explain further, Margaret Aitken, a Biden spokeswoman stated "The Senator [Biden] admires, supports and respects the Indian-American community." "The point Senator Biden was making is that there has been a vibrant Indian-American community in Delaware for decades. It has primarily been made up of engineers, scientists and physicians, but more recently, middle-class families are moving into Delaware and purchasing family-run small businesses..."^[25]

Barack Obama

On January 31, 2007, Biden made his first steps at going into the presidential campaign, but his comments about other candidates overshadowed his entrance^[26] Biden especially drew hot water in the popular press for his evaluation of Senator Barack Obama; Biden was quoted in the New York Observer as saying: "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." [17] The audio of the interview, posted on the Observer's website, reportedly includes a significant pause after "African-American," suggesting that the Observer's transcript was misleading. [18] Biden sought to clear up the controversy by apologizing to Obama on the same day and rearticulated his regret on The Daily Show that same evening: "Look, the other part of this thing that got me in trouble is using the word clean. I should have said fresh." Some media observers labeled Biden's announcement a "launch pad disaster."[19] African-American 1984 and 1988 Democratic Presidential candidate Jesse Jackson telephoned Biden and reported afterward "Senator Biden...assured me that he regrets that his remarks were misinterpreted. He was serious and contrite. To me, this was a gaffe, not a statement about his philosophy or ideology."^[27]

[edit] Almanac

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Senators take office January 3rd, and have a six year term.

Public Offices
Office	Type	Location	Elected	Term began	Term ends	notes
County Council	Legislature	Wilmington	1970	January 4, 1971	January 3, 1973	"4th" District
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	1972	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1979
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	1978	January 3, 1979	January 3, 1985
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	1984	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1991
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	1990	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1997
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	1996	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2003
U.S. Senator	Legislature	Washington	2002	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2009

United States Congressional service
Dates	Congress	Chamber	Majority	President	Committees	Class/District
1973-1975	93rd	U.S. Senator	Democratic	Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1975-1977	94th	U.S. Senator	Democratic	Gerald R. Ford	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1977-1979	95th	U.S. Senator	Democratic	James E. Carter, Jr.	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1979-1981	96th	U.S. Senator	Democratic	James E. Carter, Jr.	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1981-1983	97th	U.S. Senator	Republican	Ronald W. Reagan	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1983-1985	98th	U.S. Senator	Republican	Ronald W. Reagan	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1985-1987	99th	U.S. Senator	Republican	Ronald W. Reagan	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1987-1989	100th	U.S. Senator	Democratic	Ronald W. Reagan	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1989-1991	101st	U.S. Senator	Democratic	George H. W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1991-1993	102nd	U.S. Senator	Democratic	George H. W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1993-1995	103rd	U.S. Senator	Democratic	William J. Clinton	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1995-1997	104th	U.S. Senator	Republican	William J. Clinton	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1997-1999	105th	U.S. Senator	Republican	William J. Clinton	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
1999-2001	106th	U.S. Senator	Republican	William J. Clinton	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
2001-2003	107th	U.S. Senator	Republican Democratic	George W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
2003-2005	108th	U.S. Senator	Republican	George W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
2005-2007	109th	U.S. Senator	Republican	George W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2
2007-2009	110th	U.S. Senator	Democratic	George W. Bush	Judiciary, Foreign Relations	class 2

Election results
Year	Office	Election		Subject	Party	Votes	%		Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1970	County Councilman	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	10,573	55%		Lawrence T. Messick	Republican	8,192	43%
1972	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	116,006	50%		J. Caleb Boggs	Republican	112,844	49%
1978	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	93,930	58%		James H. Baxter, Jr.	Republican	66,479	41%
1984	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	147,831	60%		John M. Burris	Republican	98,101	40%
1990	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	112,918	63%		M. Jane Brady	Republican	64,554	36%
1996	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	165,465	60%		Raymond J. Clatworthy	Republican	105,088	38%
2002	U.S. Senator	General		Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Democratic	135,253	58%		Raymond J. Clatworthy	Republican	94,793	41%

[edit] Works

• Administration’s Missile Defense Program and the ABM Treaty: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, December 2004) ISBN 0-7567-1959-3
• Examining The Theft Of American Intellectual Property At Home And Abroad: Hearing before the Committee On Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, May 2004) ISBN 0-7567-4177-7
• Hearings to Examine Threats, Responses, and Regional Considerations Surrounding Iraq: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, November 2003) ISBN 0-7567-2823-1
• Strategies for Homeland Defense: A Compilation by the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0-7567-2623-9
• Putin Administration's Policies toward Non-Russian Regions of the Russian Federation: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0-7567-2624-7
• Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0-7567-2625-5
• How Do We Promote Democratization, Poverty Alleviation, and Human Rights to Build a More Secure Future: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, June 2003) ISBN 0-7567-2478-3
• Political Future of Afghanistan: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, January 2003) ISBN 0-7567-3039-2
• International Campaign Against Terrorism: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, January 2003) ISBN 0-7567-3041-4
• Halting the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Future Efforts in the U.S. Bilateral & Multilateral Response: Hearings before the Comm. on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate edited by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, 2002) ISBN 0-7567-3454-1
• Hague Convention On International Child Abduction: Applicable Law And Institutional Framework Within Certain Convention Countries Report To The Senate by Jesse Helms, Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, April 2000) ISBN 0-7567-2250-0
• Homeland security law and policy edited by William C. Nicholson with a foreword by Joseph Biden (C. C Thomas, c2005)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Barone, Michael; Richard E. Cohen (2005). Almanac of American Politics. Washington: National Journal Group. ISBN 0-89234-112-2. 
• Boyer, William W. (2000). Governing Delaware. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-721-7. 
• Peirce, Neil R.; Michael Barone (1977). Mid-Atlantic States of America. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-05541-8. 
• Cohen, Celia (2002). Only in Delaware, Politics and Politicians in the First State. Newark, DE: Grapevine Publishing. 

[edit] Images

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [20]

[edit] Electoral history

1972 Delaware United States Senatorial Election

Joe Biden (D) 50.5%

J. Caleb Boggs (R) (inc.) 49.1%

[edit] External links

[edit] Congressional

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [21]
• U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [22]
• U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary [23]
• U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr.[24]

[edit] Informational

• Americans for Tax Reform [25]
• Citizens for Biden [26]
• Congress Merge [27]
• Contacting the Congress [28]
• Delaware’s Members of Congress [29]
• FEC Disclosure [30]
• Genocide Intervention Network [31]
• Jill Biden [32]
• National Freedom Scorecard [33]
• On the Issues [34]
• Open Secrets- career profile [35]
• Open Secrets- Top Industries [36]
• Project Vote Smart [37]
• SourceWatch Congresspedia [38]
• The Political Graveyard [39]
• Unite Our States [40]
• Washington Post US Congress Votes Database[41]

[edit] Campaign

• Joe Biden Presidential Campaign Web-site [42]
• Joe Biden '08 Blog [43]
• Joe Biden's Presidential Grass-roots Movement (Unofficial)[44]
• Students for Joe Biden (Unofficial) [45]

[edit] Articles

• Biden Rips GOP On Iraq War Resolution [46]
• Biden Criticizes Princeton [47]
• Biden In; Gore Out [48]
• Biden says filibuster on Alito unlikely [49]
• Biden to Seek Presidential nomination [50].
• Biden Claimed He Was In Top Half Of Law Class [51]
• Biden's Gift Of Gab A Distraction, Critics Say [52]
• Biden's Leadership Is Lost In All His Talk [53]
• Biden proves he's a man of his word [54]
• Credit Bush's rhetoric not his actions [55]
• Debate over Sen. Biden's remarks on desi stereotypes continues [56]
• Indian Americans enriching American life: Biden [57]
• Joe Biden can't shut up [58]
• Joseph Biden's Plagiarism; Michael Dukakis's 'Attack Video' – 1988 [59]
• Leading the Mideast [60].
• Senator Biden's Biggest Lie [61].
• USC Center on Public Diplomacy [62]
• Wikinews investigates Wikipedia usage by United States Senate staff members [63]
• Wise investment in war on terror [64]

[edit] Places with more information

• Historical Society of Delaware [65] 505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware (302) 655-7161
• University of Delaware Library [66] 181 South College Ave., Newark, Delaware (302) 831-2965
• Joe Biden Presidential Campaign at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)

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