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To no one's surprise, Vice President Joe Biden said what was on his mind the other day down in Danville, Va. To no one's surprise either, the Mitt Romney campaign pounced on this notoriously free-speaking politician like a feline on catnip. It all started when Mr. Biden, addressing a predominantly African American crowd, quoted Mr. Romney as saying in his first 100 days as president that "he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules -- unchain Wall Street. " Then the vice president added with a grin: "They're going to put y'all back in chains!"

I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, paving the way for Mr. Biden to become his party's nominee. If history is any guide, the chances of Mr. Biden being elected president in 2016 are rather remote. While quite a few sitting vice presidents have ascended to the high office upon the death of the president, George H.W. Bush was the only sitting vice president elected president in the 20th century.

On April 28, 2003, ROGER, devoted son of the late John W. Biden and Janet S. Biden (nee Dugan), beloved nephew of Thelma Eid, cousin of Eva Maleski and family. Funeral Services will be held at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road (at Echodale), on Saturday at 11:30 A.M. Interment Gardens of Faith. Friends may call on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped she could segue quietly into private life as she pondered a presidential bid in 2016, that fantasy has been abruptly harpooned in the resurrection of the political squabble over the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's hearing into the failure of the Clinton-led State Department to respond in a timely fashion has made clear that the issue will haunt her and any political aspirations she may have between now and the next presidential election.

On Sunday, April 6, 2003, BETTY JEWEL BIDEN; beloved wife of George Biden, Jr.; devoted mother and mother-in-law of George "Thom" and Nita Biden, III; beloved sister of Christine Anderson and Van Torchia; devoted grandmother of Ashley, Julianna, Nicole, Caitlin and Miranda and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 A.M. at the Pritts Funeral Home and Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. Interment will be in Westminster Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M.

WASHINGTON -- First, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joe Biden, D-Del., had the national headache of presiding over the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Then at 2 a.m. Saturday, he had a root canal.Committee aides said that one of Biden's teeth began hurting while he was presiding over the first day of hearings Friday. The pain in the tooth got so bad that early Saturday morning Biden called a dentist. But a few hours after the root canal, he was back on the job -- though when out of public sight, a friend said, "he was wearing a big ice pack on his mouth."

On Thursday, July 8, 2004, HILDA LOUISE BIDEN (nee Poole); 74, of Mt. Airy; beloved wife of the late Joseph John Biden; devoted mother of Jo Ann Beck, John J., Thomas W. and Kevin W. Biden; dearest sister of Mildred E. Willhide; the late Pearl N. Keister and the late Alva R. Poole; loving grandmother of five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Friends may call Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at BURRIER-QUEEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, P.A., 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield, MD 21784 where Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 11 AM. Inurnment private.

NEW YORK -- On a scale of zero to 10, with zero being a minor annoyance and 10 being a complete outrage, the kerfuffle over Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s use of "clean" and "articulate" to describe Senate colleague and fellow presidential hopeful Barack Obama ranks about a 2 - although with many black Americans it is a very strong 2. Having followed Mr. Biden for years, I am certain that the Delaware Democrat meant absolutely no harm in his musings about...

Right now, Bobby Biden, a four-year standout for Westminster's wrestling team, is focused on Josh Wampler, tonight's expected opponent at 119 pounds when visiting Liberty provides the opposition.His long-range goal figures to be a little more demanding -- a sweep of county, regional and state titles.Certainly there is experience on his side. In the previous three seasons, he swept county and regional titles, but there is a hole in that resume he would like to fill. In three trips to the state tournament, his best finish was a third last year.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware announced his candidacy for president yesterday, arguing that when the media buzz fades from Democratic candidates such as Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, voters will rally around his foreign policy expertise. Saying that President Bush has "dug us in a very deep hole" in Iraq and at home, Biden, author of the lead Senate resolution disapproving of Bush's troop increase in Iraq, said he is the candidate best prepared to "step in and lead this country.

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking Tuesday at an event in Baltimore, said he was unsure whether there is enough support in the Senate for what would be the biggest change to federal gun laws in decades. "We may not get it this week, but we will prevail," Biden said of the bill, which senators will vote on Wednesday. Sixty votes are needed to pass the measure. Police closed city streets and increased security at nearby Penn Station in anticipation of Biden's arrival at an event to preview the University of Baltimore's new law center.

Vice President Joe Biden's press secretary apologized to a Capital News Service reporter and the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism on Wednesday after a press office staffer demanded the reporter delete photos taken at an event in Rockville. The reporter, a credentialed member of the press who is a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, was covering a domestic violence event featuring Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin.

The U.S. Justice Department will award $2.3 million in grants to a dozen local governments across the country in an effort to reduce domestic violence homicides, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., announced Wednesday at an event in Rockville. Officials said the program was modeled after a similar initiative in Maryland that monitors high-risk offenders and attempts to identify potential victims before crimes take place. A dozen jurisdictions -- none in Maryland -- will receive grants of roughly $200,000 each.

Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will visit a new, $112 million building next month that will house the University of Baltimore School of Law, school officials said Monday. The John and Frances Angelos Law Center, which has been under construction since 2010 and is an anchor of development in the North Charles Street corridor, will also host Gov. Martin O'Malley and Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell during a series of opening celebrations next month.

Martin Van Buren was not the only sitting vice president elected president during the 19th century ("President Biden? History says no," Feb. 2). Thomas Jefferson achieved the same distinction when, as vice president at the start of the century, he defeated and succeeded the incumbent president John Adams - even though that election was ultimately decided by the U.S. House of Representatives due to a tied electoral vote between Jefferson and Aaron...

Jules Witcover's commentary ("Don't count Biden out in 2016," Jan. 29) contrasts the vice president's potency with former vice presidents who had little influence or significance in American history. Indeed, when Lyndon Johnson was broached by John Kennedy in 1960 to be Kennedy's running mate, LBJ allegedly asked his mentor and fellow Texan, John Nance Garner, about the vice presidency. Garner, who was Roosevelt's veep between 1933 and 1941, allegedly replied, "Lyndon, the vice presidency isn't worth a bucket of spit!"

Want to know just how good a wrestler Westminster freshman Bobby Biden is?"If we had 12 more like him, we would be unbeatable," said Owls coach Henry Mohlhenrich.Quite a testimony to an athlete who has been in only 15 bouts in his varsity career.But Biden has earned that kind of high praise from his coach, winning 14 of 15 matches at 103 pounds and dominating his teammates in practice."Bobby came in here and beat everybody, including the juniors and seniors," said Mohlhenrich. "Intensity and tenacity are his strong points.

ATLANTA -- Joseph R. Biden Jr., the veteran senator from Delaware, had hoped for a big splash when he rolled out his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. He got one, and he's still drying himself off. Mr. Biden has spent the last several days paying penance for remarks he made about another Democratic contender, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. You've probably heard something of the controversy by now. Asked about Mr. Obama, Mr. Biden praised him as "the first mainstream African-American" seeking the presidency.

As the second Obama term gets underway, much is being said and written about the president finally emerging as a tougher, stronger Democrat in the liberal mold of past party greats. His second inaugural address pressed Republicans in Congress to accept a broader, more aggressive package of social programs and reforms than he embraced in his first term. Standing at his side, even more visibly during the second inaugural festivities than before, has been Vice President Joe Biden, not merely in ceremonial roles but as a key supporting player in Mr. Obama's most prominent second-term initiatives.