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Joseph Biden News.
Delaware Democratic Politician Joseph Robinette Biden
Jr News
Congress.gov biography:
"BIDEN, Joseph Robinette, Jr., a Senator from
Delaware; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., November 20, 1942;
educated at St. Helena’s School, Wilmington, Del., and Archmere Academy,
Claymont, Del.; graduated, University of Delaware, Newark, 1965, and Syracuse
(N.Y.) University College of Law 1968; admitted to the Delaware bar in
1969 and commenced practice in Wilmington; served on the New Castle County
Council 1970-1972; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in
1972 and reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, and again in 2002 for the
term ending January 3, 2009; chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundredth
through One Hundred Third Congresses), Committee on Foreign Relations (One
Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003],
One Hundred Tenth Congress)."
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20080831
 John
McCain - Joe
Biden -  Barack
Obama -  Hillary
Clinton - Hurricane
Katrina -  Weather
- Emergency
-  Investigation
-  Legislation
-  Politics
-  History
-  Federal
-  NY
- New
Orleans -  Louisiana
-  Communications
-  Funds
-  Children
-  Transportation
- 2008
Election
"McCain
To Katrina Victims In 2005: You're On Your Own."
... "It doesn’t really come as a surprise to those of us who have watched
[2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain over the
years that he's about to make a campaign
stop in New Orleans [Louisiana] after Hurricane Gustav hits this week.
After all, he's been exploiting the troops for years, what's a few hurricane
victims after that?" ... "What does seem odd is that McCain thinks Gulf
Coast residents will forget how he, [Republican President] George W. Bush
and the then-Republican Congress turned their backs on them so many times
in the months after Katrina thundered ashore in 2005." ... "Too bad he
spent the months to follow leading the Republican charge against every
Senate bill that would have actually helped Katrina victims or mandated
investigations on how the Bush administration could have blown disaster
response so thoroughly." ... "[2008 Election] Democratic Vice Presidential
nominee Joe Biden jumped immediately to the aid of hurricane victims in
the week after the 2005 disaster, authoring S.Amdt.
1661 "…to provide emergency funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina.""
... "Biden's legislation would have provided many things including money
to purchase interoperable communications equipment to help first-responders
dealing with the disaster, $10 million "to find, unite, and transport children
impacted by Hurricane Katrina to their parents, legal guardian, or next
of kin" and funding to assist victims of domestic violence in affected
areas." ... "But with John McCain's help, the Republican-led Senate shot
down the funding on a 41-56
vote with McCain voting against, while Biden and Democratic Presidential
nominee Barack Obama voted for the funding." ... "When [New York Democratic]
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY[ Democratic-New York]) proposed the creation
of a Congressional Commission to "examine the Federal, State, and local
response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.. and make immediate
corrective measures to improve such responses in the future," John McCain
was once again exactly where [Republican President] George W. Bush wanted
him to be: On the "nay" side of a straight party-line vote (44-54)
that killed that legislation." ... "And lest you think it was McCain taking
a stand against what might become a Democratic witch hunt on the failures
of his bosses in the White House, the bill called for a wholly bipartisan
panel, stating
specifically of the 10-member group that "not more than 5 members of
the Commission shall be from the same political party."" ... "Unlike McCain,
Barack Obama was one of the cosponsors of that bill and both he and Biden
voted for immediate oversight on the bungled Katrina response." ... "But
that's not all." -By Bob
Geiger
20080427
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 Elizabeth
Edwards -  Edwards
- Biden
- Barack
Obama -  Media
-  Television
- Corporations
- Sports
- Politics
- 2008
Election -  Pennsylvania
- Freedom
-  Health
- "Bowling
1, Health Care 0." ... "For the last month, news
media attention was focused on Pennsylvania and its [2008 Election] Democratic
primary. Given the gargantuan effort, what did we learn?" ... "Well, the
rancor of the campaign was covered. The amount of money spent was covered.
But in Pennsylvania, as in the rest of the country this political season,
the information about the candidates’ priorities, policies and principles
— information that voters will need to choose the next president — too
often did not make the cut. After having spent more than a year on the
campaign trail with my husband, [2008 Election Democratic Presidential
Candidate] John Edwards, I’m not surprised." ... "Why? Here’s my guess:
The vigorous press that was deemed an essential part of democracy at our
country’s inception is now consigned to smaller venues, to the Internet
and, in the mainstream media, to occasional articles. I am not suggesting
that every journalist for a mainstream media outlet is neglecting his or
her duties to the public. And I know that serious newspapers and magazines
run analytical articles, and public television broadcasts longer, more
probing segments." ... "But I am saying that every analysis that is shortened,
every corner that is cut, moves us further away from the truth until what
is left is the Cliffs Notes of the news, or what I call strobe-light journalism,
in which the outlines are accurate enough but we cannot really see the
whole picture." ... "Did you, for example, ever know a single fact about
[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate] Joe Biden’s health care
plan? Anything at all? But let me guess, you know [2008 Election Democratic
Presidential Candidate] Barack Obama’s bowling score. We are choosing a
president, the next leader of the free world. We are not buying soap, and
we are not choosing a court clerk with primarily administrative duties."
... "What’s more, the news media cut candidates like Joe Biden out of the
process even before they got started." ... "News is different from other
programming on television or other content in print. It is essential to
an informed electorate. And an informed electorate is essential to freedom
itself. But as long as corporations to which news gathering is not the
primary source of income or expertise get to decide what information about
the candidates “sells,” we are not functioning as well as we could if we
had the engaged, skeptical press we deserve." ... "If voters want a vibrant,
vigorous press, apparently we will have to demand it." (1, 2)
-By Elizabeth Edwards
-NYTimes
20080103
-
Joe
Biden
-
 Chris
Dodd
- 2008
Election -  Delaware
-  Connecticut
- "Biden,
Dodd to abandon White House runs." ... "[2008 Election
Democratic Presidential Candidates] Delaware [Senator] Sen Joe Biden and
Connecticut [Senator] Sen. Chris Dodd abandoned their bids for the Democratic
presidential nomination Thursday night." -By Mark
Preston and John King -CNN
20071231
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 Dennis
Kucinich - Joe
Biden
- Chris
Dodd
-  Ron
Paul
-  Duncan
Hunter
- Television
- Politics
-  US
-  Iraq
-  Military
- 2008
Election -  New
Hampshire - "FOX,
ABC to reduce debate fields." ... "This weekend’s
[New Hampshire] presidential debates and forum will not include some nationally-known
candidates, and the chairmen of the state Republican and Democratic parties
are not happy." ... "Fergus Cullen and Raymond Buckley say the decisions
by ABC News, WMUR and, in Cullen’s case, FOX News, are inconsistent with
the New Hampshire primary’s tradition of providing a level playing field
for all candidates." ... "ABC News and WMUR-TV (Channel 9) confirmed today
that they have established performance-based criteria for Saturday night's
pair of presidential debates. Those rules could leave several relatively
well-known candidates on the outside looking in, including [2008 Election
Democratic Presidential Candidates] Democrats Dennis Kucinich, Joe Biden
and Chris Dodd." ... "And Cullen confirmed that FOX News has invited only
five presidential candidates to a GOP [GOP=Grand Old Party=Republican]
forum scheduled for Sunday night, leaving out [2008 Election Republican
Presidential Candidates] Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter." ... "GOP candidate
Paul has said that FOX News is “scared of me” and has called the network
“propagandists for this (Iraq) war, and I challenge them on the notion
that they are conservative.”" -By John Distaso
-UnionLeader.com
20071209
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Joe
Biden
- Investigate
- Military
- Government
-
 Intelligence
-  Terrorism
- Videotapes
- Censorship
- Politics
- Delaware
- 2008
Election - "Biden
calls for Special Counsel to investigate CIA." ...
"[2008 Election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Delaware Senator]
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, says the Justice Department needs to go further
than it has, by calling for the appointment of Special Counsel to investigate
the CIA's destruction of videotapes that included the interrogation of
terrorism suspects." ... "“Under federal law, the Attorney General may
appoint a Special Counsel to prosecute matters when he or she determines
that an investigation by the Department itself would present a conflict
of interest, or there are other extraordinary circumstances and it would
be in the public interest to do so. I believe these conditions are met,"
the Democratic presidential hopeful said in a news release Sunday." ...
"“This is a White House that has sanctioned and pushed for the kind of
interrogation techniques captured on those video tapes," Biden said. "This
is a White House that was informed of the CIA’s desire to destroy those
tapes. Thus, it is possible this investigation could lead to the [Republican
President Bush] White House."" -By Jamie Crawford
-CNN
20071204
-
Joe
Biden
- US
-
 Iran
- Military
-  Nuclear
- Intelligence
- History
- Delaware
- 2008
Election - "Democrats
incredulous over Bush's account of Iran report."
... "[2008 Election] Democratic presidential candidate [Delaware Senator]
Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday said he can't believe [Republican] President
Bush hasn't known for months about a recent intelligence estimate that
downplays the nuclear threat from Iran." ... "On Tuesday the president
acknowledged he had given a speech warning that Iran's nuclear development
risked "World War III" about two months after his intelligence chief told
him a reassessment of Tehran's nuclear ambitions was under way." ... "Bush
told reporters during a White House news conference that he was not told
the details of the new assessment until last week and he said the new report,
which found that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons work in 2003, will
not change U.S. policy toward Iran." ... "The Democratic presidential candidates
were incredulous that Bush did not know about the assessment's new finding."
... "Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called
that explanation "unbelievable."" ... ""Are you telling me a president
that's briefed every single morning, who's fixated on Iran, is not told
back in August that the tentative conclusion of 16 intelligence agencies
in the U.S. government said they had abandoned their effort for a nuclear
weapon in '03?" Biden asked in a conference call with reporters." ... ""I
refuse to believe that," he added. "If that's true, he has the most incompetent
staff in modern American history, and he's one of the most incompetent
presidents in modern American history."" -CNN
20071129
-
Joe
Biden
- US
- Iran
- Military
- Law
-
 Cheney
- Delaware
- 2008
Election - "Biden:
Impeachment if Bush bombs Iran." ... "[Delaware Democratic
Senator and 2008 Election] Presidential hopeful Delaware Sen. Joe Biden
stated unequivocally that he will move to impeach [Republican] President
Bush if he bombs Iran without first gaining congressional approval." ...
""The president has no authority to unilaterally attack Iran, and if he
does, as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, I will move to impeach,"
said Biden, whose words were followed by a raucous applause from the local
audience." ... "Biden said he is in the process of meeting with constitutional
law experts to prepare a legal memorandum saying as much and intends to
send it to the president." ... "When local resident Joel Carp asked Biden
why not impeach now, given what has already been done, Biden said it was
a valid point, but might not be constitutionally valid and potentially
counterproductive. A case for impeachment must have clear evidence, Biden
said, and blame should be directed at the right parties." ... ""If you're
going to impeach George Bush, you better impeach (Vice President Dick)
Cheney first," said Biden, again drawing applause." -By
Adam Leech -SeacoastOnline.com
20071121
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US
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 Pakistan
- Emergency
- Law
- Journalists
- Human
Rights - Del
- Joseph
R Biden
- 2008
Election - "Bush
More Emphatic In Backing Musharraf: He Says Leader
'Believes in Democracy'." ... "[Republican] President Bush yesterday offered
his strongest support of embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf,
saying the general "hasn't crossed the line" and "truly is somebody who
believes in democracy."" ... "Bush spoke nearly three weeks after Musharraf
declared emergency rule, sacked members of the Supreme Court and began
a roundup of journalists, lawyers and human rights activists. Musharraf's
government yesterday released about 3,000 political prisoners, although
2,000 remain in custody, according to the Interior Ministry." ... "Several
outside analysts and a key Democratic lawmaker expressed incredulity over
Bush's comments and called them a sign of how personally invested the president
has become in the U.S. relationship with Musharraf." ... ""What exactly
would it take for the president to conclude Musharraf has crossed the line?
Suspend the constitution? Impose emergency law? Beat and jail his political
opponents and human rights activists?" asked [2008 Election Democratic
Presidential Candidate] Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del. [Delaware]), chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a presidential candidate.
"He's already done all that. If the president sees Musharraf as a democrat,
he must be wearing the same glasses he had on when he looked in Vladimir
Putin's soul."" ... "Bush was asked in the interview if there is any line
Musharraf should not cross. "He hasn't crossed the line. As a matter of
fact, I don't think that he will cross any lines," Bush replied, according
to an ABC transcript." -By Michael Abramowitz and
Robin Wright -WashingtonPost
20071031
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 Michael
Mukasey
-  Alberto
R Gonzales - Joseph
R Biden
- 2008
Election - Torture
- US
Attorneys - Criminal
- Politics
- "Mukasey's
reply draws more fire: The attorney general nominee
declines to call water-boarding torture, as Democrats on Senate panel had
sought." ... "[Attorney General] Atty. Gen.-designate Michael B. Mukasey,
adopting a middle ground on an issue that has become central to his nomination,
said coercive interrogation methods, including a form of simulated drowning,
were "over the line" and "repugnant." But he declined to say whether he
thought so-called water-boarding was a form of torture that would be illegal
in all cases." ... "His position, detailed in a letter late Tuesday to
the Senate Judiciary Committee, where his nomination to succeed Alberto
R. Gonzales has stalled, fell short of assurances sought by some leading
Democrats and cast doubt over whether Mukasey would be confirmed." ...
"One member of the Judiciary Committee, [2008 Election Democratic Presidential
Candidate and Delaware Senator] Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), said
Tuesday that Mukasey did not go far enough in condemning torture, and that
he would vote against the nomination. "We cannot have a United States attorney
general who will equivocate and dissemble on this matter," said Biden,
a presidential candidate." ... "Late Tuesday, the [Republican President
Bush] White House released Mukasey's responses to the other questions."
... "In them, Mukasey indicated he would not be willing to appoint a special
prosecutor to investigate allegations of politicization of the department
under Gonzales, including the firing of nine U.S. attorneys last year."
... "Biden had asked Mukasey whether he would appoint a special prosecutor
in the event that the inspector general uncovered potential criminal conduct
by Gonzales or other personnel." -By Richard B. Schmitt
-LAtimes
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Neb - "Iraq Progress Hearing Quotes." ... "Quotes from Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committee hearings on progress in Iraq featuring testimony from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker." ... ""The fact of the matter is that American lives remain in jeopardy and, as I said, if every single jihadi in the world was killed tomorrow, we'd still have a major, major war on our hands." - [Delaware Democratic Senator and 2008 election Presidential Candidate] Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del." ... ""At this stage of the conflict, with our military strained by Iraq deployments, our global advantages being diminished by the weight of our burden in Iraq, it is not enough for the [Republican President Bush] administration to counsel patience until the next milestone or the next report. We need to see a strategy for how our troops and other resources in Iraq might be employed to fundamentally change the equation." - [Indiana Republican Senator] Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind." ... ""The other part of this is that it seems to me logical that when you flood a zone with more troops, when you put more troops in Baghdad or Anbar province, you're going to see some consequence to that, you're going to see some result. So I don't think that's particularly news, that where we have inserted more American troops, costing more American lives, we've seen some differences." - [Nebraska Republican Senator] Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb." ... ""It's not your fault, General. It's not Ambassador Crocker's fault. It's this [Republican President Bush] administration's fault." - Hagel." -AP via -Forbes
Massachusetts -
Election 2008 - "Democrats Say They Will Keep Pressing for U.S. Iraq Withdrawal." ... "Congressional Democrats said they will keep pressing for a withdrawal of American forces from Iraq even if Army General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander there, argues for more time." ... "[2008 election Democratic Presidential Candidate and Delaware Senator] Joseph Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said [Republican] President George W. Bush's strategy of deploying more U.S. troops in Iraq this year has failed because the Iraqi government didn't achieve the political stability that Bush said was possible if security improved. [Massachusetts Democratic] Senator Edward Kennedy said American forces are being ``held hostage'' by the ineffectiveness of Iraq's elected leaders." ... "``The reality is that we were supposed to stand up the Iraqis so that the Americans could stand down,'' Biden, a Delaware Democrat who recently visited Iraq, said on NBC's ``Meet the Press'' program. ``We've been hearing that for five years. We're nowhere near being able to do that.''" ... "A Washington Post/ABC News poll released today shows 53 percent of Americans say they expect Petraeus will try to make the situation in Iraq look better than it is. The latest New York Times/CBS News poll, also released today, showed that 62 percent of those polled said the U.S. made a mistake getting involved in Iraq, and 45 percent said Bush's troop increase hasn't had an impact on the situation in Iraq." -By Nadine Elsibai -Bloomberg
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Illinois -
Kansas -
Arizona - "Senate Republicans Block Vote on Alberto Gonzales (Update1)." ... "A resolution to express ``no confidence'' in Alberto Gonzales, [Republican] President George W. Bush's embattled attorney general, was blocked by U.S. Senate Republicans who called it a meaningless gesture." ... "Congressional Democrats are investigating whether eight U.S. attorneys were dismissed last year because of political pressure from the president's staff. The Justice Department has given conflicting accounts of why the prosecutors were fired. Lawmakers of both parties challenged Gonzales's candor when he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dismissals on April 19." ... "Bush, traveling in Bulgaria today, called the vote ``meaningless'' because it won't determine ``who serves in my government. There's been no wrongdoing.''" ... "The 53 voting to end debate included 45 Democrats, seven Republicans and independent Bernard Sanders of Vermont. Those voting not to shut off debate included 37 Republicans and independent Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut." ... "New York [Democratic] Senator Hillary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, voted to end debate. Other senators who are [2008 election] presidential candidates didn't vote, including Democrats Joseph Biden of Delaware, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Barack Obama of Illinois and Republicans Sam Brownback of Kansas and John McCain of Arizona. " -By James Rowley -Bloomberg
