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Joe Biden's Crystal Ball


Exactly one year ago, then-vice presidential candidate Joe Bide made some news with a startling prediction. He told a gathering of Seattle supporters at a fundraiser that "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy….Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

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October 19, 2009 in Barack Obama, Joe Biden , This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (29)

Will Joe Biden Run for President in 2016?


Will Joe Biden run for president in 2016? Is Vice President Joe Biden kicking off a possible 2016 presidential run this November in Iowa?

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September 29, 2009 in 2016, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden , Washington, White House | Permalink | User Comments (48)

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 (963)

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 (42)

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 (32)

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 (429)

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)