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Sam Stein

Biden's White House Role Changes With Afghan Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics


On the most fundamental matter at stake in the recent debate over the war in Afghanistan, Vice President Joseph Biden ultimately lost. Weeks before P...

Sam Stein

Biden Going On All Three Morning Shows To Defend Afghan Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Vice President Joseph Biden will be appearing on all three network morning shows Wednesday to discuss the Obama administration's new Afghanistan polic...

Sam Stein

Will Biden And Kerry Support A War Surtax Again?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Six years ago, when then-President George W. Bush requested an additional $87 billion from Congress for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, several prom...

Sam Stein

Biden On The Bailout: 'Socialism For The Rich And Capitalism For The Poor' (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


In an interview with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's The Daily Show Tuesday evening, Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged the anger and frustration m...

Joe Biden's Security Detail In Car Crash In New York (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | New York


The advanced security detail for Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a car crash in New York today. According to NBC New York, three advance NYP...

Team Obama: Afghan Taliban Not a Threat to U.S.

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

The top official in the Obama Administration, who is actually a leading scholar with long experience in Afghanistan, is leading the charge against sending more troops.

The Proof of the Pudding is in the ... Performing?

Margarita Alarcon | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


Margarita Alarcon

Cubans in favor of a path to greater understanding and engagement will have have to welcome the New York Philharmonic on another date.

Civil Discourse And The Intentional Conversation

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living


Hoyt Hilsman

What is an Intentional Conversation? Stated simply: It is a structured conversation with no purpose other than the conversation itself.

Are Russia's Arms Deals to Venezuela Destablizing Central America?

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


Robert Amsterdam

The grotesque level of corruption in both Russia and Venezuela should stimulate the discussion as to whether their predatory natures constitute not only an international crime, but also a breach of fundamental human rights.

Biden Russia Remarks Hit A Nerve In Moscow

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


MOSCOW — An interview U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave to an American newspaper was front-page news Monday in Moscow, where his characterizati...

Sam Stein

Biden Ignores Warnings Of Krugman, Stiglitz, Roubini And Others

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.05.2009 | Business


During his interview with ABC's This Week on Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden made what will be a much-discussed admission in the week ahead. The Obam...

Sam Stein

Biden: No Additional U.S. Soldier Will Die For Iraq (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


Should violence in Iraq spike with the removal of American troops, military commanders and administration officials have cautioned a policy of wait an...

Sam Stein

Biden Has Laughing Fit When Asked To Assess GOP (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics


Two interesting moments came towards the end of Joe Biden's big interview on Sunday, in which the vice president first declined to deny his ambitions ...

Joe Biden, a Picket Line and 2016

John R. Bohrer | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

Just how strongly is Joe Biden considering a third presidential bid in 2016? If anyone understands that a successful political career is a marathon, not a sprint, it's Biden.

Sam Stein

Biden Won't Comment On State Secrets Law He Once Co-Sponsored

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


The Vice President's office is declining to weigh in on a bill that would restrict use of the "state secrets privilege" by the Department of Justice, ...

Sam Stein

Biden: Cheney "Dead Wrong," Country Is "More Safe" Under Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Vice President Joseph Biden on Tuesday forcefully rejected the argument, made most notably by his predecessor Dick Cheney, that the United States is l...

Biden Visits Chile For Progressive Governance Summit

AP | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


SANTIAGO, Chile — U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden is in Chile to attend a summit of leaders from Latin America and Europe. Biden flew to Chile...

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Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.25.2009 | Comedy


Original Caption: Vice president Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. share a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, ...

"Face The Nation" Lands First Interview With VP Biden

CBS News | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media


CBS News chief Washington correspondent and Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer has landed an exclusive interview with Vice President Joseph Biden. The...

Sam Stein

Biden's Story Takes Center Stage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics


If it were not for the emotional threads of Barack Obama's personal story, it seems very likely that more attention would be paid to Joseph Biden's ow...

Sam Stein

Eric Holder: Can GOP Stop Obama's AG?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


The fault lines over the confirmation battle for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder were drawn several weeks ago, when a series of Republican Senato...

Sam Stein

Biden Heading To Southwest Asia Before Taking Office

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics


Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will head out on a "fact-finding trip" to Southwest Asia before taking office, his office announced on Monday. The ...

Who Wasn't On Stage With Obama and Should Have Been?

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.

Sam Stein

When Biden Was Barack Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


It's hard to remember, but at one point in time Joe Biden was considered the Democratic Party's Barack Obama -- the up-and-coming candidate of a new g...

Sam Stein

Biden On McCain: "An Angry Man Lurching From One Position To Another"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Back on the campaign trail, Sen, Joseph Biden relished the chance to rip into John McCain for his performance in last night's debate. After admonishin...