Stinging talk about Obama? Never mind now Nov 9, 2008
That led the vice president-elect, Senator Joseph Biden Jr., to get into the act. During the campaign, Biden said he no longer recognized McCain, an old friend. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama calls for swift action on crisis Nov 8, 2008
The news conference at a hotel here here came immedately after Obama, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. and his newly named chief of staff, Representative Rahm Emanuel, met with the transition's economic advisory board. The president-elect said he and his advisers would try to find ways to help the struggling automobile industry, and that he hoped to see enactment of an economic-stimulus package either before or soon after Inauguration Day. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama to tackle crisis Nov 8, 2008
Several people mentioned as potential Treasury secretary, including Lawrence Summers and former Federal Reserve chief Paul Volcker, were at the meeting on the economy, which also included vice president-elect Joseph Biden. AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Oxford Voters Support GOP Nov 8, 2008
As most people now know, Barrack Obama and his running mate, Joseph Biden, won the election, collecting 60 percent of the nation's votes as opposed to 39 percent for John McCain and Sarah Palin ... As most people now know, Barrack Obama and his running mate, Joseph Biden, won the election, collecting 60 percent of the nation's votes as opposed to 39 percent for John McCain and Sarah Palin. (Voices, CT)
Obama's style: What kind of leader will he be? Nov 8, 2008
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama answers a question as Vice-President-elect Joseph Biden and Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel look on during his first news conference on Friday. (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press). (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Big names jostle for top posts Nov 7, 2008
The fact that an overwhelming majority of Tuesday's voters rated economic issues as more important to them than the Iraq War or terrorism makes it more likely that the new president will delegate more foreign policy decisions to his vice president, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Joseph Biden, and subordinates who have yet to be named. The most likely subordinates span a wide range of opinion - from crusading liberal interventionists, whose Manichean views of the world as a... (Asia Times Online)
Obama, assembling team, turns to the economy Nov 7, 2008
With that in mind, Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. will meet on Friday with members of a new economic advisory board. The group, assembled to offer wide-ranging advice, includes the billionaire investor Warren Buffett; Summers and his predecessor as Treasury secretary, Robert Rubin; Paul Volcker, a former Federal Reserve chairman; and Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google. (International Herald Tribune)
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Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009. McCain remains in the Senate. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Obama makes history with win over McCain Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Biden, predicted during the campaign that as president, Obama would be tested by a foreign power. Russia on Wednesday signaled that it may be first to do so. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Taking Names: Movers and shakers toast the news at private parties Nov 6, 2008
Guests of Vice-president-elect Joseph Biden were in the tent next door. And two other tents flowed (as did the bubbly) with Mr. Obamas important bundlers: Friends and associates who raised more than $500,000 were in one tent and those who raised $50,000 to $500,000 in the other. (Crain's Chicago Business)
$5B in U.S. Aid Fails to Halve Illegal Drugs in Columbia Nov 6, 2008
The GAO report was requested by Vice President-elect Joseph Biden, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations committee, and offers recommendations for aid cuts including turning over to the Colombians operation of key military aviation units. Its authors recommend U.S. and Colombian officials "develop a joint plan for turning over operational and funding responsibilities for U.S.-supported programs to Colombia.". (Fox News)
Obama carries town on way to victory Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Biden of Delaware, received 53 percent of the local vote to 44 percent for Sen. John McCain of Arizona and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday congratulated United States president-elect Barack Obama Nov 6, 2008
Pakistans Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani said President Zardari felicitated both Senator Barack Obama and Senator Joseph Biden on their election as US president and vice president respectively. In a letter to Obama, Gilani termed the victory as a new chapter in the remarkable history of the US and hoped the US would continue to be a source of global peace and new ideas for humanity under the president-elects leadership. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Obamas win trumps moon landing Nov 6, 2008
At this time of joy and celebration for those who voted for Senators Barack Obama and Joseph Biden, it would be pertinent to remind the two victors that according to reports and surveys by the BCC, most Pakistanis and Muslims in the US have also voted for them. While apprehensions remain amongst the people over here about the likelihood of the threatened attacks on areas within Pakistan, it is generally hoped that this would merely have stemmed from pre-election requirements, and it would be... (PakTribune.com)
A nation's choice Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009. McCain called his former rival to concede defeat and the end of his own 10-year quest for the White House. (Albany Times Union)
* Obama to retain Taiwan policy Nov 6, 2008
Obama and vide presidential candidate Joseph Biden recognize the importance of maintaining the one China policy, as laid out in the three communiques, and they also underscore that the Taiwan Relations Act remains relevant, the statement said. The duo will work to ensure that a military conflict across the Taiwan Strait never arises by maintaining good relations with China and Taiwan and by making clear that we expect them to resolve their differences peacefully and through dialogue,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Several early choices for new administration have Clinton pedigree Nov 6, 2008
Podesta put together an extensive team to plan for a possible Obama transition; not counting Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr.'s representatives, all 10 members of the advisory board served in the Clinton administration. Still, some of them held relatively low-level positions in the Clinton era and were not identified so personally with the former president. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama takes state, nation in big race Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Biden took victories in Barron County and the state on their way to winning the 2008 presidential election over Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Team Obama takes shape Nov 6, 2008
Obama and his incoming vice-president, Senator Joseph Biden, must work fast to douse the economic blaze while winding down the war in Iraq and renewing the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Obama is promising to renew bruised ties with US allies, and to engage some of the nation's fiercest foes such as Iran and North Korea. (iAfrica.com)
Obama revives US tourism? Nov 6, 2008
Vice president-elect Joseph Biden himself warned during the campaign that a foreign power would waste no time in putting the inexperienced Obama to the test. And even as congratulations poured in from world capitals, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the deployment of short-range missiles in Kaliningrad, a Russian territory well inside the European Union. (iAfrica.com)
Private Jessica says President is misusing her 'heroism' Nov 6, 2008
Sep 11 2007: General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Iraq, faces scrutiny from Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph Biden. . (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
McCain, Obama vote Nov 6, 2008
Obama's running mate Joseph Biden voted in Wilmington, Delaware. Dressed in a suit and tie, McCain, who was trailing in the polls ahead of today's election, ignored a flood of questions including "How did you sleep?" as he left the polling station in Phoenix. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Attentionturns to transition, state of the country a day after Obama electedfirst black president Nov 6, 2008
" In electing Obama, the son of black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas, American voters broke with the country's sad history of racial divisions.It was an accomplishment recognized both by supporters and by McCain who, in conceding defeat, acknowledged the "special pride" black Americans must be feeling Tuesday night."Change has come to America," Obama, the son of black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas, told cheering supporters in Chicago.Obama tore up the U.S. political... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Obama squeaks by McCain locally Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Biden of Delaware, received 49. 7 percent of the local vote to 47. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Obama gets to work on transition Nov 6, 2008
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Obama To Get Top Secret CIA Briefing Nov 6, 2008
Vice-president elect Joseph Biden will receive a separate briefing from the CIA, officials say. Top Obama advisers are eager to begin a strategic shift in counter-terrorism policy with a much greater focus and commitment of to going after al Qaeda and in the. (ABC News)
* Ma congratulates Obama Nov 6, 2008
Yuan also congratulated Obama and vice president-elect Joseph Biden on behalf of Taiwanese and echoed Mas sentiments. The government and people of the Republic of China attach great importance to the traditional friendship and substantive relations that exist between the ROC and the US, Yuan said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Center for U.S. Global Engagement Applauds President-Elect's Support for Greater Investments in Diplomacy and Development Nov 5, 2008
In 2008 Campaign, Both Nominees Embraced "Smart Power" Agenda WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for U.S. Global Engagement released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on the results of the 2008 presidential election: (Logo: ) "Sixteen months ago, the Center for U.S. Global Engagement launched our bipartisan Impact '08: Building a Better, Safer World initiative with over 100 prominent foreign policy and military leaders calling on the presidential... (PR Newswire)
Next president no time to savor victory Nov 5, 2008
After inauguration, an Obama win could also mean a cascade of changes in powerful committee chairmanships, as Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del. swaps his seat at the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee for the Vice-Presidency. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Indian-Americans elated Nov 5, 2008
Chairman of the American Indians for Democrats Sant Singh Chatwal, a major fund-raiser for the party, said Obama along with Vice President Joseph Biden would follow a pragmatic foreign policy as they understand the reality of the global situation. Biden, he noted, was instrumental in the successful conclusion of the landmark Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Deal. (Sify.com, India)
How Billerica voted Nov 5, 2008
On the national level, the Democratic team of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden narrowly came ahead of John McCain and Sarah Palin, 9,678 to 9,266. Question 1, which sought to phase out the state income tax over two years, lost in Billerica. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
S.M. students make presidential picks Nov 5, 2008
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Kamal Kharrazi Meets US Senator Joseph Biden At Davos Nov 5, 2008
Mr. Kamal Kharrazi, the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister met Senator Joseph Biden, an influent member of the American Senates Foreign Affairs Commission at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a Swiss mountain resort where the worlds most influent businessmen, politicians, political analysts and leaders meet once a year. None of the two men answered questions from the hundreds of waiting journalists and the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry also would not take questions on the... (Yahoo News -- World Economic Forum)
Obama moved America beyond racial politics Nov 5, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama with his wife Michelle, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and his wife Jill Biden, wave during the rally in Chicago late Tuesday. (Jason Reed/Reuters). (International Herald Tribune)
Near-flawless run is credited in victory Nov 5, 2008
And they played it safe when they could, as in the selection of Senator Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware as his running mate. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
'Change has come' Nov 5, 2008
Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office on Jan. 20, 2009. Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Obama Shatters Racial Barrier Nov 5, 2008
By Roll Call Staff November 4, 2008, 11:47 p.m.. Updated: Nov. 5, 12 a.m.. (Roll Call)
Obama Claims Historic Victory Nov 5, 2008
Joseph Biden, (D-Del. and lauded his staff who had created the best campaign in the history of the United States of America. (Roll Call)
Timeline: Obama's journey to White House Nov 5, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign announced early Saturday that Joseph Biden has been chosen as the vice presidential candidate. "Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the leaders who will bring the change our country needs," Obama's official campaign said in a brief statement. (Xinhuanet, China)
It's History: Barack Obama Wins 2008 Presidential Election Nov 5, 2008
Key wins in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia sealed the deal for the Democrat's victory over John McCain. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Choices on Election Day Nov 4, 2008
For president and vice president, the Globe strongly endorses Democrats Barack Obama and Joseph Biden, because they have the philosophy, drive, and experience to heal the country and move it forward. For the US Senate, John Kerry has earned reelection to a fifth term, for his leadership on environmental and foreign policy. (Boston Globe)
John McCain: Message of the day Nov 4, 2008
This time, McCain noted that Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joseph Biden had predicted Obama would face a generated crisis on the world stage within six months of taking office. He cited the example of a young President John F. Kennedy facing the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Final sprints for candidates Nov 4, 2008
Obama's running mate, Senator Joseph Biden, and his wife, Michelle Obama, are campaigning separately on Republican turf that includes Missouri, Nevada, Colorado and Ohio. Biden is ending the day with a rally in Philadelphia, hoping to block the McCain campaign's attempts to flip the traditionally Democratic state of Pennsylvania. (International Herald Tribune)
2008 US election: A compelling drama... Nov 4, 2008
Obama's running mate Joseph Biden punctuated blue collar appeal meanwhile with explosive political gaffes on which Republicans pounced. "A noun, and a verb and 9/11". (iAfrica.com)
"Campaign embeds" hitting end of tours Nov 3, 2008
"For so long, this has been in the distance. Now it's real, now it's here," said Alexander Marquardt, a CNN producer following Senator Joseph Biden Jr.. There is a certain nobility, subtle as it may be, to chronicling the statements of the candidates as they roam the country. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
In last days, Obama and McCain focus on swing states Nov 3, 2008
Senator Joseph Biden. Jr., Obama's running mate, addressed supporters in Florida, starting in Tallahassee, moving on to Gainesville before a final appearance in Daytona Beach. (International Herald Tribune)
The undecideds Nov 3, 2008
Plus, he likes Obama's running mate, Senator Joseph Biden Jr. of neighboring Delaware, who is "friends with a lot of the Greeks around here" and patronizes the local Greek diners. He likes McCain, too, however. (International Herald Tribune)
Schumer: 60 Seats 'Unlikely' Nov 3, 2008
Schumer on CBS: 60 Seats 'Unlikely' - Roll Call. Schumer on CBS: 60 Seats 'Unlikely. (Roll Call)
OBAMA 2012: FOUR YEARS LATER Nov 2, 2008
The first mistake many cite was actually made before Obama was even elected: the selection of Joseph Biden as his vice president. During the campaign, all eyes were on John McCain's running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Countdown to elections Nov 1, 2008
Joseph Biden of Delaware for vice presidient; and the Independent ticket, consumer advocate Ralph Nader of Connecticut and attorney Matt Gonzalez of California, respectively. In the 5th District congressional race, which has been covered extensively in The Bethel Beacon, first-term incumbent Chris Murphy (D-Cheshire) is being challenged by state Sen. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
2008 Election Milestones Nov 1, 2008
Obama's running mate, Joseph Biden, is also a sitting senator. The 2008 election marks the first time since 1928 that neither an incumbent president nor an incumbent vice president ran for their party's nomination in the presidential election. (KERO 23, CA)
Guy Cosentino: Four degrees of the president Oct 31, 2008
There has been widespread local coverage about two Auburn families who have clear professional connections to both vice presidential candidates Joseph Biden and Sarah Palin. Meghan Stapleton, who is handling press within Alaska for Palin, grew up in Auburn and is the daughter of T. David and Helene Stapleton. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obama's Redistribution Plan a Taxing Fantasy Oct 31, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Joseph Biden recently blew the whistle on Barack Obama's specious claims that he would cut income taxes for 95 percent of Americans by raising them for people earning more than $250,000. The Obama's gaffe-prone running mate, who has become the loose cannon of his campaign, said in an unscripted interview with a TV station in Scranton that the real soak-the-rich tax threshold in Obama's plan would start with incomes at $150,000. (Townhall.com)
LETTERS: NCT, Oct. 30, 2008 Oct 31, 2008
In the North County Times' Today's Briefs on Oct. 21 is a 23-line comment by vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden slamming California's Proposition 8 ("Biden would oppose gay marriage ban"). On the "Ellen" show, he called Prop. (North County Times)
Psychologist helps repackage liberals Oct 31, 2008
During the primaries, Senator Joseph Biden Jr., now Senator Barack Obama's running mate, recommended "The Political Brain" to his campaign staff. Bill Clinton is a fan. (International Herald Tribune)
McCain and Obama advisers briefed on deteriorating Afghan war Oct 31, 2008
The Obama campaign sent Jonah Blank, a foreign policy specialist for Senator Joseph Biden Jr., and Craig Mullaney, another Afghanistan adviser for Obama, participants said. They said the McCain campaign was represented by Lisa Curtis and Kori Schake, two former State Department officials. (International Herald Tribune)
Matthews On Obamamercial: 'Fabulous...Just Right...Realism' Oct 31, 2008
JOSEPH BIDEN: Which should go to middle class people, people making under $150,000 a year. MCCAIN: You getting an idea what's on their mind. (MediaResearch.org)
Arizona exec hosts VP hopeful Oct 31, 2008
When vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin embarked on two days of intensive coaching for her national debate with Democratic challenger Joseph Biden, the training took place at Harper s second home in Flagstaff. Harper played the hostess with the mostest, but what she enjoyed the mostest was getting to know the real Palin. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Obama's naivete toward Russia Oct 31, 2008
Both Obama and his running mate, Joseph Biden, are naive on arms control. On Oct. 12, 1999, Biden said verification was a "red herring," and said the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty under President Reagan was "unverifiable." Actually, according to a Federation of American Scientists report, this treaty had "the most comprehensive verification regime achieved to that point.". (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
McCain, Obama step up battleground blitz Oct 31, 2008
The Democrat's vice presidential running mate, Joseph Biden, is using the seasonal festivities to hammer McCain's portrayal of himself as a "maverick" who is out of step with the unpopular president. "I know that Halloween is just around the corner. But folks, John McCain dressed as an agent of change, that costume just doesn't fit," Biden said late Wednesday at a joint rally with Obama in Florida. (Yahoo! Asia News)
At rallies of faithful, contrasts in red and blue Oct 30, 2008
Supporters of Senators Barack Obama and Joseph Biden Jr. often look like Benetton-colored billboards, decked out for their candidates in Obama-Biden hats, T-shirts and buttons. Supporters of Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin like logo merchandise, too, but tend more toward pompoms (yes, pompoms), homemade signs ("Pitbulls 4 Freedom"), flag pins and chest paint. (International Herald Tribune)
Trying to sway voters by turning up the volume Oct 30, 2008
In a bid to win over the undecided "security moms" who watch television shows like "The View" and "Oprah," one of the McCain campaign's most widely shown commercials this week features recent comments from Senator Joseph Biden warning of "an international crisis" that will "test the mettle of this guy," Obama. The commercials are part of a lean-and-mean insurgent ad war by McCain, who has redirected his dwindling resources to vital parts of critical states like this one, surgically picking where... (International Herald Tribune)
Elections 2008: McCain embraces a Republican theme: No more taxes Oct 30, 2008
McCain embraces a Republican theme: No more taxes - International Herald Tribune. McCain embraces a Republican theme: No more taxes. (International Herald Tribune)
Polls open for fall election Tuesday Oct 30, 2008
Joseph Biden face off against Republican Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Palin relates to Hoosiers in speech Oct 30, 2008
BOB from U.S.M.C. wrote on Oct 27, 2008 8:07 PM:" I HAVE RESEARCHED THE EDUCATION OF THE CANDIDATES NOT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS THE SOLE MARK OF A GOOD CANDIDATE, BUT I BELIEVE IT TO BE IMPORTANT THAT THE 2 MOST POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND LOOKED UP TO COUNTRY MUST BE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT NOT ONLY TO DEAL WITH COMPLEX SITUATION WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS, BUT THEY ALL NEED TO BE SMART ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH OUR COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND BE ABLE TO SELECT THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO... (Munster Times, IN)
