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Big Bank Time Bomb Ticking

Ted Kaufman | Posted 05.20.2012

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Ted Kaufman

What is so abundantly clear is that the lack of transparency in derivatives trading, and the sheer complexity that is a by-product of that lack of transparency, really can make them "financial weapons of mass destruction."

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Joe Biden's Good Moves

Robert Hoopes | Posted 05.17.2012

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Robert Hoopes

Vice President Biden is spending some time in the Ohio Valley and in the process reminding voters, the Romney campaign and folks in the West Wing that he will be a formidable force in this year's presidential campaign.

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Sam Stein

Obama Campaign Invests Big In Small States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will continue the Obama campaign's effort to turn tax equity into a general election issue, with a...

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WATCH: Joe Biden's 'Dr Pepper' Gaffe

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 05.28.2012

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Vice President Biden once again proved that he's America's goofy uncle when he mistakenly referred to Scott Community College President Dr. Theresa Pa...

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Biden Predicts America's Economic Future

AP | By ANN SANNER | Posted 02.09.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden says he's convinced America is better positioned than other nations to continue to lead the world's economy...

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Liberals Our Affair With Jon Huntsman Is Over

Michelle Kraus | Posted 02.06.2012

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Michelle Kraus

Yep, not kidding as many high net worth donors revealed their not-so-secret yearning for Huntsman while still others were willing to consider a blended to ticket with Obama/Huntsman for 2012. That went kaput.

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Biden Targets Key States For 2012

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON — A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three politi...

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Obama Helps Biden Cover Campaign Debts

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden's effort to pay off campaign debt is getting a hand from his boss and former rival, President Barack Obama...

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Put Down the Pom-Poms

Jodie Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jodie Evans

Biden must invest his energy in calling for diplomacy, development, investment in infrastructure and accountability from the corrupt leaders in Afghanistan and Iraq that the US supports.

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Biden 60 Minutes Interview: Obama Has Consulted Me On Every Major Decision

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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(CBS) The first 100 days of an administration is when the first report cards come out. The president is facing a barrage of tough issues and is ge...

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Joe Biden: No True Friend of Working Men and Women

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jackson Williams

Of all the presidential contenders lined up on the stage in last year's AFL-CIO Chicago debate, Biden was the only one who had voted for the 2005 bill.

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The Week in Headlines (SLIDESHOW)

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Biden Had A Choice Between State Department And Vice Presidency: Jill

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama's running mate or the secretary of state nomination that ev...

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Alan Hoffman Returns To Washington As VP-Elect Joe Biden's Deputy Chief Of Staff

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin Medlicott

As U.S. Senator Joe Biden's (D-DE) Chief of Staff from 1998 through 2003, Alan L. Hoffman directed Biden's agenda, communications and political operations, and managed everything from legislative affairs to personnel.

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Obama Economic Policy Snubs Small Business

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lloyd Chapman

There appears to be a significant disconnect between President-elect Obama's campaign promises to American small businesses and the actual policies he is proposing.

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Obama Will Allow Fortune 500 Firms to Receive Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lloyd Chapman

Petaluma, Calif. - President-elect Barack Obama has dropped a campaign promise to end Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 500 firms...

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Obama, Biden May Do Community Service Inauguration Weekend

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times reports on efforts to make inauguration special without seeming insensitive to the current economic crisis. Buried in the article i...

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VP-elect Biden Chooses Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens To Swear Him In

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin Medlicott

Stevens files more dissents and separate opinions than any of his colleagues. He is the court's most outspoken defender of the need for judicial oversight of executive power.

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Sam Stein

Obama Transition Donor List Released: $1.1 Million Raised

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amidst announcing his national security team and addressing crises in the financial markets and India, president-elect Barack Obama released fundraisi...

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Where's Joe? Biden Hasn't Spoken Publicly Since Election Day

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than three weeks into the transition, and Vice-president elect Joe Biden generates less buzz than the non-existent first puppy. The vice preside...

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VP-Elect Joe Biden Names Three to New White House Staff

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin Medlicott

Senator Biden remarked, " Cathy Russell has a unique blend of policy and management experience, combined with an ardent commitment to ending injustices around the world."

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VP Elect Joe Biden Names Chief of Staff

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin Medlicott

New VP Chief-of-Staff Klain had previously been close to Biden through his service as counsel to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary Committee, when Sen. Biden was its Chairman.

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What A President Obama's Cabinet Might Look Like?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Nickolas

Here is one Democrat's assessment of who might be seated around the Cabinet Room table shortly after January 20, 2009 if Obama is elected president.

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ObamaRama in Century City on Election Night

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

By 8:15 p.m. fire marshals were already on the scene -- the celebration venue had reached its 10,000 person capacity.

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Education and Labor Committee Will Work with Obama-Biden Administration to Rebuild and Strengthen the Middle Class

Rep. George Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. George Miller

With our country facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and our global leadership at risk, a focus on strengthening the middle class is more important than ever.

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