Joe Biden News

“With Hispanics, we don't make connections to parties”

You've probably heard that Republican presidential candidates have blown their chance with Hispanic voters because of their hard line on immigration and other hardheadedness. via Austin American-Statesman

“America is facing a crisis of quality in imported products, food and medicine”

Updated, 12:32 p.m. Michigan Democrats may schedule their primary in a vote tonight. via UnionLeader.com

“We've been talking about his education plan and why it's good for Delaware and the entire country”

Lt. Gov. John Carney Jr. is host of the fall meetings of the executive committee of the National Lieutenant Governor's Association. via News Journal

THE RACE: The presidential race for the Republican, Democratic nominations in Florida ___ THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 48 percent Barack Obama, 24 percent John Edwards, 8 percent Joe Biden, 4 ... via Hugh Hewitt

“We cannot replace a crowd of corporate Republicans with a crowd of corporate Democrats in Washington.”

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination moved into overdrive Saturday, as candidates scrambled to outdo each other to win over the Iowa activists who will leadoff the contest on Jan. 3.

Six Democratic rivals trotted out celebrities, filled the air with populist rhetoric and schmoozed party regulars in the most hectic day of a campaign that's been intense for months.

The city took on a circus-like atmosphere as candidates raced from forums to rallies to marches to receptions leading up to the Iowa Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner, which draws up to 9,000 people. Read more

“It is no wonder that taxpayers have trouble trusting Republicans”

President Pervez Musharraf and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto each placed telephone calls from Pakistan to Democrat Sen. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“You know why? They know they are going to hear from the next president of the United States.”

' Jefferson and Jackson might not have imagined a dinner like this. Inside the Veterans Memorial Auditorium here, the Democratic presidential hopefuls have taken their seats and the party's biggest event of the ... via New York Times

“That willingness to just speak is one of the things that I love about him. I can see him getting in trouble 50 times before this campaign is over.”

In an article that is otherwise fairly balanced, Delaware's biggest daily, the Wilmington News Journal, proclaims in a headline today that senior Senator Joe Biden has a "Tangled tongue, but a civil record," ... via NewsBusters.org

“I understand what people go through who are just struggling to survive, and I also understand when you get a little bit of help, what can happen.”

Democrat hopefuls speak of doing more for disabled Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 MANCHESTER Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd talked up his commitment to people with disabilities yesterday with help from a ... via UnionLeader.com

“Even at this early date, we see a clear differentiation of positions across party lines. Each side is appealing to its base with candidates emphasizing the issues where they perceive their party has the advantage.”

As the presidential election approaches the "one year away" milestone, Bentley College political science professors Christine B. Williams and Jeff Gulati continue to monitor the candidates' Web sites for impact ... via Government Technology Public CIO

“We are taking every step to ensure that we will have the necessary resources to compete in Iowa and the other early states”

Long-shot Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joseph Biden filed on Friday to obtain public financing to keep his campaign alive. via Reuters

“I'm not Hillary Democrats-in-pantsuits”

Having made the mistake of following candles in the dark before, and in light of the fact that Republicans have been as liberal as Hillary on our most important social issues, I am not about to waste my time ... via Men's News Daily

“This is not a difficult or complex legal question. It does not require high-level security briefings”

The Senate has approved the nomination of former judge Michael Mukasey as the next attorney general following several hours of sometimes impassioned debate. via Washington Examiner

Updated, 4:47 p.m. The Republican Party will strip New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming of half their national convention delegates for scheduling nominating contests before February 5. ... via UnionLeader.com

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is comparing the unrest in Pakistan to 1970s Iran, when Americans were held hostage.

Biden, a U.S. senator knowledgeable on international relations, says what is happening in Pakistan is linked to broader U.S. foreign policy goals. He says U.S. policy should be shifted from one focused solely on President Pervez Musharraf to one based on Pakistan as a whole.

'Pakistan has strong democratic traditions and a large, moderate majority. But that moderate majority must have a voice in the system and an outlet with elections,' Biden was to say Thursday during a speech at Saint Anselm College. 'If not, moderates may find that they have no choice but to make common cause with extremists, just as the Shah's opponents did in Iran three decades ago.' Read more

Boston Globe's Peter Cannellos delivers another imaginative political analysis . via Squaring the Boston Globe

“I want us to keep our party together”

Venturing into the heart of Barack Obama territory on the South Side today, former President Bill Clinton not only said nothing bad about Obama, but said reports over the past two days that he had criticized ... via Chicago Sun-Times

“There is a digital divide between communities with access to high-speed Internet connections and those without this critical technology”

Shrinking the digital divide Democrat Joe Biden unveiled a plan Monday that would help bring high-speed Internet connections to rural America and low-income urban areas. via Sioux City Journal

“I don't care if it's Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden, whoever gets the nomination will win the election”

Katherine M. Skiba -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WASHINGTON - Either the Democratic nominee for the presidency wins the White House in ;08 - or the defeat goes down as the "greatest campaign failure in the ... via Hispanic Business

“It hasn't come down to anything like this before”

Michigan: Votes there for Jan. 15 primary 3 hours, 51 minutes ago LANSING, Mich. via UnionLeader.com