Bipartisan Health Reform Negotiations on Life Support

Little progress has been made in continuing negotiations on Capitol Hill over a bipartisan health care reform bill ... here are the key developments:

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July 8, 2009 in Barack Obama, Capitol Hill, Democrats, Health Care, John McCain, Republicans, Twitter, World News | Permalink | User Comments (42)

'This Week' Exclusive: Sens. Durbin and Kyl

Our exclusive guests this Sunday: Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., the Senate whips from both sides of the aisle.

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July 8, 2009 in Barack Obama, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Supreme Court, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Biden: We 'Misread the Economy'

Big admission from Vice President Joe Biden today. "The truth is, we and everyone else misread the economy," Biden told me during an exclusive "This Week" interview in Iraq.

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July 5, 2009 in Joe Biden , The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (956)

Roundtable: Palin's Bombshell

What's going on with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? It was all the talk this morning on our Roundtable where I was joined today by George Will, Cynthia Tucker, Matt Dowd, Todd Purdum and Tony Blankley.

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July 5, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (95)

Biden: No More Concessions on Iran

Vice President Joe Biden has been pushing privately for a hard line on Iran, and in my exclusive "This Week" interview he hinted at a harder administration line to come. For now, he told me, President Obama’s offer to meet with Iran over its nuclear program remains “on the table.”

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July 5, 2009 in Iran, Iraq, Joe Biden , North Korea, Sarah Palin, The Economy, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (41)

Biden Dismisses N.K. Launch as "Attention Seeking Behavior'

Vice President Joe Biden today dismissed North Korea's launch of seven Scud-type ballistic missiles in an apparent act of July 4th defiance against the U.S. "Look, this has almost become predictable behavior. Some of it seems like almost attention-seeking behavior," Biden told me during our exclusive interview in Iraq airing Sunday on "This Week."

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July 4, 2009 in North Korea, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (27)

Biden on Iran: 'Everything Is On the Table'

Vice President Joe Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos today "everything is on the table" when it comes to protecting the interests of the U.S. and Israel against the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack.

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July 4, 2009 in Iran, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (30)

Biden Rejects Palin Complaint She Was Victim of 'Political Blood Sport'

Vice President Joe Biden today rejected Gov. Sarah Palin's complaint that she had been the victim of political blood sport. During ABC's exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with Biden in Iraq airing Sunday on "This Week," the vice president -- -- the last person to run against Sarah Palin in the 2008 election -- told me he takes Palin at her word that her decision to step down was personal.

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July 4, 2009 in Joe Biden , Sarah Palin, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (426)

Biden Visits With His Son in Iraq

ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Vice President Joe Biden's day in Iraq where he visited with his son, Beau Biden, who is deployed in Iraq.

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July 3, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (62)

Biden in Iraq: 'This is the Moment'

Hello from Camp Victory just outside of Baghdad. I landed about an hour ago on Vice President Biden’s C-17 for what will be the most extensive visit to Iraq by a president or vice president since the war began in 2003.

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July 2, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (15)