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Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million
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Vice President Joe Biden offered praise for the Jewish community that raised some eyebrows and seems to have delighted anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists.
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The View Toward Closer U.S.-Brazil Relations
Author: Julia E. Sweig , Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies May 22, 2013 Folha de Sao Paulo Vice President Joe Biden will visit Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago next week.
Biden in Conn.: Coast Guard faces growing demands
Vice President Joe Biden told graduating cadets Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the nation will increasingly rely on the service for missions including more remote Arctic operations and fighting maritime crime alongside the U.S. Navy.
Pa. governor "can't find" any Latinos to work in his administration
Later in his remarks, Corbett noted that Pennsylvania is home to 800,000 Latino residents , who represent about 6.8 percent of the state's total population.
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Help End FReepathons by Donating Monthly! Generous FReeper Sponsors are donating $10 for every New Monthly Donor! Please Sign Up today! Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having 'acted like terrorists' in the fight over raising the nation's debt limit.
Chinese students demand Biden apologise for 'insensitive' comments
'It was a humiliating experience. And how can a graduation speech be this political?' said a UPenn student, taking issue with Biden's comment that China cannot 'think different' Chinese students and parents are demanding an apology from US Vice-President Joe Biden for "insensitive" comments, weeks after he referred to China as the nation that ... (more)
'Us VP Biden lauds Jewish drive for gay rights'
US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.
Aspiring Americans Share their Stories as Senate Debates Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with DREAMers who have received Deferred Action and U.S. citizen family members of undocumented immigrants, in the Oval Office, May 21, 2013.
5 questions facing DoD on sexual assault - Guard responds to deadly...
HAPPENING TODAY: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is huddling with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at 4:30 p.m. in the Oval Office.
Obama meets with semi-illegal immigrants to push amnesty bill
President Barack Obama invited two illegal immigrants to meet him and Vice President Joe Biden in the White House today to help promote the Senate's immigration bill.
Okla. tornado survivor reunited with dog trapped in rubble live on camera
Among the many scenes of devastation caused by the vast tornado that swept through Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs on Monday, a small sliver of hope was captured on camera.
The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St.
Lyndhurst law firm hires Washington insider
The Lyndhurst -based law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck has recently opened a Washington office, headed by Moises "Moe" Vela, a former senior White House adviser.