tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1755563 2009-07-05T14:10:48Z Reporting and analysis from ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent and "This Week" Host George Stephanopoulos TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571c1d3b8970b 2009-07-05T10:10:48-04:00 2009-07-05T14:51:04Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571c1a7a6970b 2009-07-05T09:58:12-04:00 2009-07-05T14:49:27Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011570ca8aec970c 2009-07-05T06:49:32-04:00 2009-07-05T13:11:55Z

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.”

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571b81470970b 2009-07-04T13:06:10-04:00 2009-07-04T17:06:10Z

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."

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571b7fa16970b 2009-07-04T11:51:13-04:00 2009-07-04T22:23:37Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571b7e9d2970b 2009-07-04T11:40:30-04:00 2009-07-04T21:08:15Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011570b83fdc970c 2009-07-03T07:41:40-04:00 2009-07-03T12:11:24Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571a4de20970b 2009-07-02T14:37:27-04:00 2009-07-02T20:09:02Z

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.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef011571a33255970b 2009-07-02T12:35:35-04:00 2009-07-04T17:24:36Z

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos is traveling in Iraq this week with Vice President Joe Biden, going behind the scenes with the vice president in his new role as point person for the administration on Iraq. On Sunday, George will have an exclusive "This Week" interview with Vice President Biden.

Jennifer Parker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0115717c53a6970b 2009-06-28T11:58:49-04:00 2009-06-30T19:42:52Z

White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the president won't veto a health care reform bill that includes a tax hike.

Jennifer Parker