Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday called Republican John McCain's answers to the current economic crisis "the ultimate bridge to nowhere" and said paying higher taxes would be patriotic for wealthier Americans. Complete Story...
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. In a new TV ad that repeats widely debunked claims about the Democratic tax plan, the Republican campaign calls Obama's tax increases "painful."
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday it took a financial crisis on Wall Street for Republican candidate John McCain to realize the U.S. economy is in trouble.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter has stopped working as a federal lobbyist, work that had made him a Republican target in the presidential contest.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife on Friday released a decade of their personal financial records, showing a veteran U.S. senator who earned less than many of his congressional colleagues.
Two prominent U.S. Catholic bishops said Tuesday that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden contradicted church teaching by saying in a weekend interview that determining when human life begins is a "personal and private" matter of religious faith he would not impose on others.
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The Democratic vice presidential candidate says for those earning more than $250,000, "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut."
Biden: "How many small businessmen are making one million, four hundred thousand -- average in the top 1 percent. Give me a break.
So, as Joe Klein and then I were saying, the McCain campaign has been lashing out at Joe Biden for suggesting it's the patriotic duty of wealthy Americans to pay higher taxes at this time of domestic and foreign crisis.
The Democratic candidate regains a slight lead over his Republican rival as the battered U.S. economy looked Thursday to be intruding deeply on the American presidential election .
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans.
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The Republican presidential candidate, an abortion rights opponent with a conservative record on the issue, seems content with the public's perception that he's more moderate on the issue.
The Democratic candidate regains a slight lead over his Republican rival as the battered U.S. economy looked Thursday to be intruding deeply on the American presidential election .
It's possible that no one's gonna see this since I'm new, but I'm giving it the old college try anyways.
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"Who are these people? Where do they come from? What possible right do they have to say to anybody, particularly us, that they know how to manage our money and manage the economy?"
As of today, Barack Obama's running mate, Joe Biden, has done over 80 interviews with local and national media since the Democrats held their national convention late last month.
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While he had cheerfully introduced his young granddaughter Natalie when he took the stage on a beautiful September evening, Biden's mood became stormy as he described the tone and dishonesty of attacks on Obama by the McCain campaign.
My friends, earmarking and the pork-barreling goes on - it's gonna stop.
Sarah Palin bests Joseph Biden 47% to 44% in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up for the presidency, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
National Public Radio reported on Morning Edition today that the National Organization for Women, the Nation's leading women's rights group, has decided to throw its weight and resources behind Senator Obama.
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The Republican presidential candidate backs off his Monday remarks saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
I'm not sure about the rest of you, but it seems like this election is more vital to the American voters than most. We have two ongoing Military Conflicts, our Economy is in shambles, and there is no end in site.