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A vice president for shipping giant UPS who was accused of raping a 21-year-old Indiana University student over homecoming weekend has committed suicide in Georgia, police said Monday.
The president's confidant — not the deputy president. That's how Joe Biden sees his role as vice president to Barack Obama.
President Lyndon Johnson urged Hubert Humphrey to consider picking U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye as his vice-presidential running mate in 1968, newly released tapes from the Johnson library reveal.
Had Tina Fey known six months ago that she’d be arguably the fall’s hottest pop-culture phenomenon, she’d probably have been overjoyed.
Asked by a third-grader what a vice president does, Republican candidate Sarah Palin responded that the vice president is the president's "team mate" but also "runs the Senate" and "can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes."
Protesters blocked traffic and held demonstrations Monday in Nepal to protest the newly elected vice president's decision to take his oath of office in a foreign language.
Vice President Dick Cheney took full blame Wednesday for shooting a hunting companion, calling it "one of the worst days of my life," but he was defiantly unapologetic about not publicly disclosing the accident until the next day.
If the man wounded by Dick Cheney dies, the vice president could — in theory at least — face criminal charges, even though the shooting was an accident.
John McCain Says 'I enjoyed' Sarah Palin's Memoir HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."
Karl Rove memoir coming in MarchThe memoir by the mastermind of George W. Bush's two successful White House campaigns, titled "Courage and Consequence," will be released March 9 by a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster that has published a best seller by Glenn Beck.
Sarah Palin struck the American population like a stealth fighter on September 03/ 2008.
Can you believe it has been a whole year since Barack Obama was elected President? Where were you when you found out he had won? How was your voting experience? I am a Canadian so obviously did not vote in NJ but the Hyder family did have its own Election Headquarters.
Joe Biden popularity fades as role expandsHis predicament is stumping pollsters and has experts wondering what, if anything, the erosion in his numbers reveals about the public's feelings toward Biden and his expanding role or if it is simply exaggerated by Obama's stratospheric popularity and the dismal state of the …
10. She's only shills her kids every other day, rather than every hour on the hour. 9. Todd who? 8. John McCain is now old enough to be her GREAT grandfather. 7. The free clothes she got during the campaign are out of style.
White House rejects Cheney's war criticismThe White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.
Cheney: Stop 'dithering' on Afghanistan troopsFormer Vice President Dick Cheney has accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win."
Deposed and defamed Estrada formally declares bid to seek Philippine presidency anew[Manila, Philippines] The Erap magic was clearly alive and well yesterday as former President Joseph Estrada and Makati Mayor Jejomar "Jojo" Binay formally declared their candidacies for president and vice president, respectively, with energetic thousands in attendance in To …
This is a big week for Jon Corzine. He's been surging in the polls and just got endorsed by the New York Times. This is a big campaign week for him as I mentioned previously.
G.O.P. Radio Ad Goes After Reid, Biden in NevadaThe Republican National Committee plans to broadcast a radio ad on Friday in Reno, Nevada, where Vice President Joseph R. Biden will headline a breakfast fund-raiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's reelection campaign.
BBC NEWS | Programmes | World News America | Matt Frei's diary: World's worst job?Matt Frei, US correspondent for the BBC, in his diary or blog, talks about the conundrum and responsibility hanging over the US on Afghanistan and the shifting focus and perceptions.
2010 Vice-Presidential, Senatorial Preferences--August 2009 Pulse Asia survey[Manila, Philippines] Pulse Asia's August 2009 Nationwide Survey on Filipinos' Vice-Presidential and Senatorial Preferences for the May 2010 Elections
Upscale clothier Nancy Talbot dies at 89The co-founder of the Talbots women's clothing company has died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Nancy Talbot , who was 89, opened her first store with her husband in Hingham, Mass., in 1947.
Something I've noticed over the months of this presidency so far is that Biden is not news. In fact not only is Cheney in the new more but also Palin. Something to think about while the president is on vacation.
Vice President Biden, Secretary Duncan highlight recovery act success in FloridaState Fiscal Stabilization Funds: The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program is a new one-time appropriation of $53.6 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). These funds are distributed directly to states to:
Still a good question: Why Biden?Given that the scheduled attendees looked more awkward than Sen. Robert Byrd at the NAACP Image Awards, Biden's presence made lots of sense.
Ahmadinejad Riles Powerful AlliesThere's a deepening rift amongst the Ahmadinejad and his fellow conservatives. New lines are being drawn, but its not for certain who's standing where...
Cheney "Got In The President's Face" On Libby Pardon: "He Just Wouldn't Give It Up"In next week's cover story, TIME magazine delves deep into the relationship between former President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney -- in particular, their falling-out over the pardon of Scooter Libby in the Valerie Plame leak.
Liz Cheney Defends Birthers On Larry King (VIDEO)The Obama "birther" movement has sucked in a few Republican congressmen. But Tuesday night the conspiracy theorists who think our president isn't a citizen got a major boost from none other than Elizabeth Cheney, former State Department official and vice-presidential daughter.
Joe Biden: We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt"Now, people when I say that look at me and say, 'What are you talking about, Joe? You're telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?'" Biden said. "The answer is yes, that's what I'm telling you."
There's Something About Dick CheneyLeave aside for the moment whether you like or agree with Cheney. Can't we all appreciate the sui generis power he wielded? The consequence-free autonomy? The chutzpah? Consider:
Joe Biden update: No 'private meetings,' just meetings closed to the press | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles TimesJoe Biden update: No 'private meetings,' just meetings closed to the press.
Iran: Obama: U.S. has 'absolutely not' given OK for Israeli strike on Iran - Los Angeles TimesReporting from Washington -- President Obama, issuing an unusual clarification of his vice president's words, said today that his administration has "absolutely not" given its blessing for an Israeli attack on Iran.
Sarah Palin's resignation stuns father-in-law"Wow!" he said after reading the bulletin on his e-mail. "We had no idea it was coming. Nobody seemed to know; they're extremely private people."
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