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Biden does construction work on day of service

Vice President-elect Joe Biden spent part of his day of service hanging dry wall at a Habitat for Humanity home in Northeast Washington.

Biden tries to shush wife after state-VP slip

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 eventually went to Hillary Rodham Clinton, a slip that the vice president-elect immediately tried to shush.

Biden pays tribute to working people of America

Vice President-elect Joe Biden extolled "the dignity of work" before a large inaugural concert audience.

Biden worships at church JFK attended

Vice President-elect Joe Biden worshipped and received communion Sunday at the same Roman Catholic church President John F. Kennedy attended just hours before his inauguration.

Biden in spotlight at hometown whistle stop visit

Vice President-elect Joe Biden is promising that the Obama administration will "change this nation" for the better, despite the weight of problems facing America.

Throngs witness Obama's whistle stop tour to DC

President-elect Barack Obama is promising that he and Vice President-elect Joe Biden "will fight for you every single day we're in Washington" as the pair visited Delaware en route by train to the capital.

VP-elect's son back from Iraq to see inauguration

Vice President-elect Joe Biden's son is back from Iraq temporarily and will witness his father's swearing-in.

Diplomats, generals join Obama in war meeting

President Barack Obama invited the U.S. ambassador in Iraq to sit in on a war council session Wednesday that the Pentagon calls a first step toward ending the nearly six-year-old conflict.

Obama, Biden pay visit to Supreme Court

President-elect Barack Obama paid a relaxed, pre-inaugural visit to the Supreme Court Wednesday at the invitation of the man whose confirmation he opposed.

Top Shiite cleric urges Iraqis to vote on Jan. 31

Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric on Monday called on Iraqis to go to the polls in this month's elections but stressed he was not supporting any particular candidates.

Lawsuit against Biden's son, brother settled

A lawsuit that accused Vice President-elect Joe Biden's youngest son and brother of cheating a business partner out of money has been settled, an attorney said Friday.

VP-elect Biden holds talks with Pakistani leaders

Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Friday met with Pakistani leaders during an Asian trip meant to show the new administration's interest in the troubled region.

'Everyday Americans' invited to whistle stop tour

President-elect Barack Obama has invited a group of "everyday Americans" to join him and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their Whistle Stop Tour to the nation's capital on the Saturday before Inauguration Day.

Biden: US will help fight terror in Afghanistan

Vice President-elect Joe Biden promised U.S. support for Afghanistan's struggle against terrorism, drugs and corruption, in surprise visit Sunday to a dangerous Taliban-stronghold area of Afghanistan.

Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip

Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia just days before becoming vice president, a visit that signals the new administration's plans to make the troubled region an immediate priority.

Kennedy, Clinton eulogize Sen. Claiborne Pell

The late Sen. Claiborne Pell was remembered during his funeral service Monday as a patrician statesman of enormous personal wealth who devoted his career to serving the less fortunate and enabled millions of American students to attend college.

Biden nixes idea of pet projects in stimulus bill

Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that people expecting a bounty of pet projects in a new, massive multibillion-dollar economic stimulus plan should think again.

Blagojevich questioning takes up Obama's time

President-elect Barack Obama has said all along that neither he nor his team was involved in any eye-popping dealmaking over filling his vacated Senate seat. Obama's hand-picked investigator agreed.

Biden to oversee efforts aimed at middle class

As vice president, Joe Biden will oversee an Obama administration effort to find ways of building up the ranks of the middle class, that ambiguously defined segment of society most Americans identify with.

Biden says economy is No. 1 issue

Vice President-elect Joe Biden says lawmakers from both parties have urged the incoming administration to be big and bold with its economic aid plan next year despite the huge deficits being created.

VP-elect Joe Biden hires press staff

Vice President-elect Joe Biden has hired a former White House correspondent and two former aides for his press staff.

Obama meets Gore, talks energy, economy

President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Vice President Al Gore's ideas on the environment as one part of helping the nation's struggling economy recovery. Obama, Gore and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met privately at Obama's transition headquarters here for almost two hours.

Biden picks Bernstein as his economic adviser

Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Jared Bernstein as his chief economic policy adviser, a new post created as the nation faces a recession.

Panel: Bio attack likely in next 5 years

A bipartisan commission is asserting the country should expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or biological weapons sometime in the next five years.

Biden picks key staff for vice president's office

Vice President-elect Joe Biden said Sunday he had chosen a close adviser of more than 25 years as his counselor and had picked two other longtime political advisers for key posts in his office.

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Bombings in Iraq as Biden Arrives
Source: The New York Times

BAGHDAD -- A series of bombings around Baghdad killed eight people and injured at least 29 others on Monday morning, a few hours before Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in the Iraqi capital for an unannounced visit.

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