Joseph R. Biden

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After a meeting in the Rose Garden, President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden walk back to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden (center) and Sen. John McCain (right), Arizona Republican, offer their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to Saudi Foreign minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 27, 2011. Biden is leading an American delegation in the Saudi capital to offer condolences to King Abdullah after the death of the kingdom's second in line for the throne. (Associated Press)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden recalls warmly his meeting with Nelson Mandela in South Africa during Wednesday's national memorial service for the former South African president at the Washington National Cathedral. "So many places in the world need the spirit of Nelson Mandela," Mr. Biden said. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

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**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden delivers a speech during a business leaders breakfast at the St. Regis Beijing hotel in Beijing on Dec. 5, 2013. (Associated Press

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden arrives in Tokyo on Monday to start a three-country trip that will allow him to raise U.S. "concerns with policymakers in Beijing and to seek clarity regarding the Chinese intentions" in the East China Sea, the White House said. (Associated Press)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden will use his visit to Beijing to discuss an emerging pattern of behavior that is unsettling to China's neighbors. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden (left) and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli shake hands after their meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Mr. Biden is in Panama for an economic mission that will include touring the Panama Canal expansion project. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks about the impact of the Port of Houston on the local economy during a ceremony in Pasadena, Texas, on Monday. Addressing the problems with Obamacare, Mr. Biden said, "The truth is, we're going to fix it God willing." Mr. Biden is just one potential Democratic presidential hopeful saddled with the politically delicate task of figuring out how to handle Obamacare's rocky start. (Associated Press)

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National Edition News Cover for November 5, 2013 - Despite sequester, rent checks still flow to Biden: Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks about gun legislation on April 9, 2013, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington. The Obama administration continued its efforts to pressure Republicans, with Mr. Biden and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. speaking at the White House, joined by law enforcement officials. (Associated Press)