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State Chiefs to Meet with Obama, Biden on Economy

Top Stories from CQ — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:51:16 +0000

A number of the nation’s governors will meet with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to discuss the economic crisis and the stimulus that Congress will consider in January.

Beau Biden will not accept Senate appointment

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:11:02 +0000

The son of Vice President-elect Joe Biden says he plans to fulfill his military duties and won't accept an appointment to his father's U.S. Senate seat

Vice president, former AG, state senator indicted

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:12:00 +0000

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VP-elect Biden hopes to be a hands-on No. 2

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:10:59 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden was all smiles Thursday when he paid a courtesy call the man he will succeed, Dick Cheney. But he has insisted he wants to be nothing like him. Biden has called Cheney "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history" and said he couldn't name a single good thing Cheney had done....

Palin WAS Actually Worse Than We Thought

JCMach1 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:16:30 +0000

Today, Fox News’ campaign reporter Carl Cameron unloaded some startling undisclosed reports of Sarah Palin’s incompetence that he had been given off-the-record on the condition they not be released until the conclusion of the campaign: CAMERON: There was great concern in the McCain campaign that Sarah Palin lacked a degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a [...]

McCain’s Conflicting Response to the VP Selection

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:10:00 +0000

In the hours following Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his vice president, John McCain has released two advertisements. The first, as expected, uses Joe Biden's comments on Barack Obama during the primary season. Here it is: Now however, undoubtedly attempting to rip the slowly forming scab off of the deep Hillary Clinton wound,...

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One of Obama’s Earmarks Went to Hospital That Employs Michelle Obama

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:01:21 +0000

Dan Riehl notes, via Amanda Carpenter, that in the list of earmarks he requested, $1 Million was requested for the construction of a new hospital pavilion at the University Of Chicago. The request was put in in 2006. You know who works for the University of Chicago Hospital? Michelle Obama. She’s vice president of community affairs. As Byron [...]

Libby Perjury Trial - Highlights so far

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:52:17 +0000

Highlights from Libby Perjury trial [b]Tues. 1/23/07[/b] -- Libby defense contends Libby was 'scapegoated' to protect ROVE -- Libby destroyed a memo from Cheney -- Libby acting at Cheney's instructions to respond to allegations that the vice president withheld information that would have r...