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| Joe Biden |
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| Incumbent |
Assumed office
January 3, 1973
Serving with Tom Carper |
| Preceded by | J. Caleb Boggs |
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In office
January 4, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
| Preceded by | Strom Thurmond |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Hatch |
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In office
January 3 – January 20, 2001 |
| Preceded by | Jesse Helms |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Helms |
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
| Preceded by | Jesse Helms |
| Succeeded by | Dick Lugar |
| Incumbent |
Assumed office
January 4, 2007 |
| Preceded by | Dick Lugar |
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| Born | November 20, 1942 (1942-11-20) (age 65)
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Neilia Hunter (deceased)
Jill Tracy Jacobs |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware
Syracuse University |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Net Worth | between $59,000 and $366,000[1] |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Joe Biden |
Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr. (pronounced /bаɪ' dɛn/) (born November 20, 1942), is the senior United States senator from Delaware, and the presumptive Democratic Party vice presidential nominee in the 2008 US presidential election.
Raised in Delaware, Biden trained as a lawyer and became a senator in 1973 at age 30; the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He has served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, dealing with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties. He is a long-time member and current chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and has worked on resolutions concerning the former Yugoslavia and Iraq.
Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1988 and in 2008. Currently in his sixth term in the Senate, Biden has served for the sixth-longest period among current senators, fourth among Democrats, and is Delaware's longest-serving senator.
In August 2008 Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced that Biden would be Obama's running mate for the 2008 US presidential election.
Early life and family
Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. (Baltimore, Maryland, November 13, 1915 – Wilmington, Delaware, September 2, 2002), and wife (m. 1941) Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan (Scranton, Pennsylvania, ca. June, 1918 –).[2][3] He was the first of four siblings[3] and is of English heritage on his father's side and Irish heritage on his mother's side. He has two brothers, James Brian Biden and Francis W. Biden, and a sister, Valerie (Biden) Owens.[4] The Biden family moved to Claymont, Delaware, when Biden was 10 years old,[3] and he grew up in suburban New Castle County, Delaware, where his father was a car salesman. In 1961, Biden graduated from Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware[3] and, in 1965, from the University of Delaware in Newark,[5] where he double majored in history and political science.[3] He went on to receive his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968, and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969.[5][6]
In 1966, while in law school, Biden married Neilia Hunter. They had three children, Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, Robert Hunter, and Naomi Christina. His wife and infant daughter died in a car accident shortly after he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972. His two young sons, Beau and Hunter, were seriously injured in the accident, but both eventually made full recoveries. Biden was sworn into office from their bedside. Persuaded not to resign in order to care for them, Biden began the practice of commuting an hour and a half each day on the train from his home in the Wilmington suburbs to Washington, DC, which he continues to do.
In 1977, Biden married Jill Tracy Jacobs. They have one daughter, Ashley, and are members of the Roman Catholic Church. In February 1988, after suffering from neck pains, Biden was hospitalized and underwent lifesaving surgery to correct two brain aneurysms, one of which began leaking.[7] The hospitalization and recovery kept him from the Senate for seven months.
Biden's elder son, Beau, was a partner in the Wilmington law firm of Bifferato, Gentilotti, Biden & Balick, LLC and was elected Attorney General of Delaware in 2006. He is a captain in the Delaware Army National Guard, where he serves in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. He is set to be deployed to Iraq in October, 2008.[8] Biden's younger son, Hunter, works as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., serves on the board of directors of Amtrak, and previously worked in the Commerce Department.
Hunter Biden was also briefly the president of a hedge fund group. That enterprise ended badly, in mutual recriminations between the Bidens and a business partner, and lawsuits in New York State.
Since 1991, Biden has also served as an adjunct professor at the Widener University School of Law. He teaches a seminar on constitutional law.
In 2002, Biden became a member of the exclusive Washington, D.C. Alfalfa Club. Biden has attended the World Economic Forum in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007. He sits on the board of advisors of the Close Up Foundation and is a part of the NATO Observer Group in the U.S. Senate.
United States Senator
In 1969, Biden began practicing law in Wilmington, Delaware, and was soon elected to the New Castle County, County Council, where he served from 1970 to 1972.[5]
The 1972 U.S. Senate election presented Biden with a unique opportunity. Popular Republican incumbent Senator J. Caleb Boggs was considering retirement, which would likely have left U.S. Representative Pete du Pont and Wilmington Mayor Harry G. Haskell, Jr. in a divisive primary fight. To avoid that, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was invited to a meeting to convince Boggs to run again with full Republican support. Boggs ran, but Biden eventually won.[9]
Biden took office on January 3, 1973, at age 30, the minimum age to become a U.S. Senator; he became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history.[10] In 1974, then-freshman Senator Biden was named one of the 200 Faces for the Future by Time magazine.[11]
Biden has since won additional terms easily, defeating James H. Baxter, Jr. in 1978, John M. Burris in 1984, M. Jane Brady in 1990, and Raymond J. Clatworthy in 1996 and 2002, usually with about 60% of the vote. He is now the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Delaware history. He is running for re-election as senator in 2008. In 2007, Biden reported that he "garnered $67 million worth of projects"[12] for his constituents through congressional earmarks. With a net worth between $59,000 and $366,000, he is considered one of the least wealthy members of the Senate.[1][13]
110th Congress
Biden serves on the following committees in the 110th U.S. Congress:[14]
Judiciary Committee
Biden is a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, which he chaired from 1987 until 1995 and served as ranking minority member from 1981 until 1987 and again from 1995 until 1997. In this capacity, he dealt with issues related to drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties. While chairman, Biden presided over two notably contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Robert Bork in 1987 and Clarence Thomas in 1991.[15]
Biden has been involved in crafting many federal crime laws over the last decade, including the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, also known as the Biden Crime Law. He also authored the landmark Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), which contains a broad array of measures to combat domestic violence and provides billions of dollars in federal funds to address gender-based crimes. In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that the section of VAWA allowing a federal civil remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence exceeded Congress' authority and therefore was unconstitutional.[16] Congress reauthorized VAWA in 2000 and 2005.[17] In March 2004, Biden enlisted major American technology companies in diagnosing the problems of the Austin, Texas-based National Domestic Violence Hotline, and to donate equipment and expertise to it.[18][15]
As chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, Biden wrote the laws that created the nation's "Drug Czar," who oversees and coordinates national drug control policy. In April 2003 he introduced the controversial Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act, also known as the RAVE Act. He continues to work to stop the spread of "date rape drugs" such as Rohypnol, and drugs such as Ecstasy and Ketamine. In 2004 he worked to pass a bill outlawing steroids like androstenedione, the drug used by many baseball players.[15]
Biden's legislation to promote college aid and loan programs allows families to deduct on their annual income tax returns up to $10,000 per year in higher education expenses. His "Kids 2000" legislation established a public/private partnership to provide computer centers, teachers, Internet access, and technical training to young people, particularly to low-income and at-risk youth.[19]
Foreign Relations Committee
Biden is also a long-time member and current chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In 1997, he became the ranking minority member and chaired the committee from June 2001 through 2003. When Democrats re-took control of the Senate following the 2006 elections, Biden again assumed the top spot on the committee in 2007. His efforts to combat hostilities in the Balkans in the 1990s brought national attention and influenced presidential policy: traveling repeatedly to the region, he made one meeting famous by calling Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic a "war criminal." He consistently argued for lifting the arms embargo, training Bosnian Muslims, investigating war crimes and administering NATO air strikes. Biden's subsequent "lift and strike" resolution was instrumental in convincing President Bill Clinton to use military force in the face of systematic human rights violations.[20] Biden has also called on Libya to release political prisoner Fathi Eljahmi.[21]
Biden gives his opening statement and questions to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
Ryan Crocker and General
David H. Petraeus at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Iraq; September 11, 2007
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Biden was supportive of the Bush administration's efforts, calling for additional ground troops in Afghanistan.[citation needed] He stated in 2002 that Saddam Hussein was a threat to national security with no options but to eliminate the threat.[22] The Bush administration rejected an effort Biden undertook with Senator Richard Lugar to pass a resolution authorizing military action only after the exhaustion of diplomatic efforts. In October 2002, Biden voted in favor of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, justifying the Iraq War. He has long supported the appropriations to pay for the occupation, but has argued repeatedly that more soldiers are needed, the war should be internationalized, and the Bush administration should "level with the American people" about the cost and length of the conflict.[23]
Biden is a leading advocate for partitioning Iraq.[24] In November 2006, Biden and Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, released a comprehensive strategy to end sectarian violence in Iraq. Rather than continuing the present approach or withdrawing, the plan calls for "a third way": federalizing Iraq and giving Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis "breathing room" in their own regions.[25] Senior military planners cautioned that a partition policy would require American military presence of 75,000 to 100,000 troops for years to come.[24]
Presidential campaigns
Biden has twice run for the Democratic nomination for President, first in 1988, and again in 2008. Both times he was unsuccessful. He also considered joining the Democratic field of candidates for the 2004 presidential race but decided otherwise, saying he did not have enough time to cultivate a sufficient fundraising base. Some thought Biden a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry, but Biden urged Kerry to select Republican Senator John McCain instead, saying the cross-party ticket would help heal the “vicious rift” dividing the country.[26] Biden had also been widely discussed as a possible Secretary of State in a Democratic administration.[27]
1988
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In 1987, Joe Biden ran as a Democratic presidential candidate, formally declaring his candidacy at the Wilmington train station on June 9, 1987. In his speech, he challenged Americans to step beyond the materialism of the Reagan years. When the campaign began, Biden was considered a potentially strong candidate because of his moderate image, his appeal to Baby Boomers, his high profile position as chair of the Senate Judiciary committee during the Robert Bork confirmation hearings, his oratory and his fundraising appeal - $1.7 million raised in the first quarter of 1987 was more than any other candidate.[28] Biden seemed to try to inspire the same hope and idealism associated with 1960s liberals such as Robert Kennedy, especially as related to civil rights. He received considerable attention in the summer of 1986 when he excoriated Secretary of State George Shultz at a Senate Hearing because of the Reagan administration's support of South Africa, which continued to support a system of apartheid.[29]
By August 1987, Biden's campaign had begun to lag behind those of Michael Dukakis and Richard Gephardt.[28] In September 1987, the campaign ran into trouble when he plagiarized a speech by Neil Kinnock, then-leader of the British Labour Party.[30] Kinnock’s speech included the lines: "Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Then pointing to his wife in the audience, he continued: Why is Glenys the first woman in her family in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Was it because all our predecessors were thick?" While Biden’s speech included the lines: "I started thinking as I was coming over here, why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go to a university? Then, pointing to his wife: Why is it that my wife who is sitting out there in the audience is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? Is it because I'm the first Biden in a thousand generations to get a college and a graduate degree that I was smarter than the rest?"
It was also discovered that, while law student at Syracuse Law School, Biden had plagiarized a law review article. Though the then-dean of the law school, as well as Biden's former professor, played down the incident of plagiarism, they did find Biden drew "chunks of heavy legal prose directly from" the article in question. Biden said it was inadvertent due to his not knowing the proper rules of citation, and Biden was permitted to retake the course after receiving a grade of F, which was subsequently dropped from his record.[31] Biden also released his undergraduate grades, which were unexceptional.[31] When questioned by a New Hampshire resident about his grades in law school, Biden had inaccurately recollected graduating in the "top half" of his class when he actually graduated 76th from 85, that he had attended on a full scholarship, and had received three degrees.[32] He had received two majors, History and Political Science, and a single B.A., as well as a half scholarship based on financial need.[32] Faced with these revelations, Biden withdrew from the nomination race on September 23, 1987, saying his candidacy had been overrun by "the exaggerated shadow" of his mistakes.[33] After Biden withdrew from the race, it was learned that the Dukakis campaign had secretly made a video showcasing the Biden/Kinnock comparison and distributed it to news outlets.[34]
2008
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Biden declared his candidacy for president on January 31, 2007, although he had discussed running for months prior,[35] and first made a formal announcement to Tim Russert on Meet the Press on January 7, stating he would "be the best Biden I can be."[36] In January 2006, Delaware newspaper columnist Harry F. Themal wrote that Biden "occupies the sensible center of the Democratic Party."[37] Themal concludes that this is the position Biden desires, and that in a campaign "he plans to stress the dangers to the security of the average American, not just from the terrorist threat, but from the lack of health assistance, crime, and energy dependence on unstable parts of the world."[37]
Themal goes on to quote Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen as saying that Biden's candidacy might be endangered by his "manic-obsessive running of the mouth."[37] This foreshadowed Biden's January 31 remark on fellow Democratic candidate and Senator Barack Obama, frequently transcribed as, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, I mean, that's a storybook, man."[38] However, several linguists and political analysts stated that the correct transcription includes a comma after the word "African-American", which "would significantly change the meaning (and the degree of offensiveness) of Biden's comment".[39] Still, his comments took second place on Time magazine's list of Top 10 Campaign Gaffes for 2007.[40] Biden had earlier been criticized in July 2006 for a remark he made in an edition of C-SPAN's Road to the White House about his support among Indian Americans: "I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."[41] Biden later said the remark was not intended to be derogatory: "It was meant as a compliment."[41]
Despite speculation to the contrary,[42] Biden has rejected the notion of accepting the position of United States Secretary of State, focusing only on the presidency. At a 2007 campaign event, Biden said, "I know a lot of my opponents out there say I'd be a great Secretary of State. Seriously, every one of them. Do you watch any of the debates? 'Joe's right, Joe's right, Joe's right.'"[43] Other candidates commenting that "Joe is right" in the Democratic debates was converted into a Biden campaign theme and ad.[44]
Biden was noted for his one-liners on the campaign trail, saying of Republican then-frontrunner Rudy Giuliani at the October 30, 2007, debate in Philadelphia, "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, and a verb and 9/11."[45]
On January 3, 2008, during the Iowa caucuses, Biden announced that he would be dropping out of the presidential race when over half of the precincts were tallied in which he only captured 1% of Iowa's delegates behind Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Richardson.
After ending his Presidential bid, Biden chose to focus instead on running for a seventh Senate term. In late August, he was picked by Obama to be his running mate. It is unclear whether or not he has suspended his Senate re-election campaign as Delaware law allows an individual to run in both elections.
2008 Presidential campaign on Obama ticket
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In a June 22, 2008, interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Biden confirmed that he would accept the vice presidential nomination if offered.[46] The Associated Press reported on August 22, 2008, that Biden had been chosen by Barack Obama to be his running mate, citing anonymous Democratic Party sources. The choice was confirmed via text message at 2:45 a.m. EDT[47] on August 23, and Obama's official campaign website confirmed the selection shortly thereafter.[48][49] The New York Times reported that the strategy behind the choice reflected a desire to fill out the ticket with someone who has foreign policy and national security experience—and not to help the ticket win a swing state or to emphasize Obama's change message.[50]
Biden and Obama in Springfield, Illinois after Biden's formal introduction as the running mate
Polling in the days leading up to the announcement indicated Biden's presence on the ticket was unlikely to affect whether voters would support Obama.[51] If elected, Biden would be the first Roman Catholic vice president and the first vice president from Delaware.
Biden is up for re-election to the Senate in 2008 and would presumably run in both races. If he won both, he could resign from the Senate and Delaware's Democratic governor, Ruth Ann Minner, would appoint someone else to serve the first two years of his term, possibly his son, Beau Biden;[52] however, Beau Biden's impending deployment to Iraq as a member of the Delaware Army National Guard makes a Senate appointment problematic. Another solution that has been suggested is that Gov. Minner might pick the losing candidate in the 2008 Democratic primary for governor of Delaware—Lieutenant Governor John C. Carney, Jr. or State Treasurer Jack A. Markell—as the appointed senator.[53]
Political positions
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Various interest groups have given Senator Biden scores or grades as to how well his votes align with the positions of each group.[54] Biden has a lifetime 72% score from Americans for Democratic Action through 2004, while the American Conservative Union awarded Biden a lifetime rating of 13% through 2007.[55] Biden has a lifetime average liberal score of 77.5%, according to a National Journal analysis that places him ideologically among the center of Senate Democrats.[56] The ACLU gives Senator Biden an 86% lifetime score, with a 91% score for the current session of Congress.[57]
Almanac
| Public Offices |
| Office | Type | Location | Elected | Term began | Term ends | notes |
| County Council | Legislature | Wilmington | 1970 | January 4, 1971 | January 3, 1973 | 4th District |
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 1972 | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 |
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| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 1978 | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1985 |
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| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 1984 | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1991 |
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| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 1990 | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 1997 |
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| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 1996 | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2003 |
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| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, DC | 2002 | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2009 |
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| United States Senate service |
| Dates | Congress | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1973–1975 | 93rd | Democratic | Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1975–1977 | 94th | Democratic | Gerald R. Ford | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1977–1979 | 95th | Democratic | James E. Carter, Jr. | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1979–1981 | 96th | Democratic | James E. Carter, Jr. | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1981–1983 | 97th | Republican | Ronald W. Reagan | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1983–1985 | 98th | Republican | Ronald W. Reagan | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1985–1987 | 99th | Republican | Ronald W. Reagan | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1987–1989 | 100th | Democratic | Ronald W. Reagan | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1989–1991 | 101st | Democratic | George H. W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1991–1993 | 102nd | Democratic | George H. W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1993–1995 | 103rd | Democratic | William J. Clinton | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1995–1997 | 104th | Republican | William J. Clinton | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1997–1999 | 105th | Republican | William J. Clinton | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 1999–2001 | 106th | Republican | William J. Clinton | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 2001–2003 | 107th | Republican
Democratic | George W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 2003–2005 | 108th | Republican | George W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 2005–2007 | 109th | Republican | George W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
| 2007–2009 | 110th | Democratic | George W. Bush | Judiciary, Foreign Relations | class 2 |
Electoral history
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| Election results |
| Year | Office | Election |
| Votes for Biden | % |
| Opponent | Party | Votes | % |
| 1970 | County Councilman | General |
| 10,573 | 55% |
| Lawrence T. Messick | Republican | 8,192 | 43% |
| 1972 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 116,006 | 50% |
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 112,844 | 49% |
| 1978 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 93,930 | 58% |
| James H. Baxter, Jr. | Republican | 66,479 | 41% |
| 1984 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 147,831 | 60% |
| John M. Burris | Republican | 98,101 | 40% |
| 1990 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 112,918 | 63% |
| M. Jane Brady | Republican | 64,554 | 36% |
| 1996 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 165,465 | 60% |
| Raymond J. Clatworthy | Republican | 105,088 | 38% |
| 2002 | U.S. Senator | General |
| 135,253 | 58% |
| Raymond J. Clatworthy | Republican | 94,793 | 41% |
Works
- Administration’s Missile Defense Program and the ABM Treaty: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, December 2004) ISBN 0756719593
- Examining The Theft Of American Intellectual Property At Home And Abroad: Hearing before the Committee On Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, May 2004) ISBN 0756741777
- Hearings to Examine Threats, Responses, and Regional Considerations Surrounding Iraq: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, November 2003) ISBN 0756728231
- Strategies for Homeland Defense: A Compilation by the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0756726239
- Putin Administration's Policies toward Non-Russian Regions of the Russian Federation: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0756726247
- Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, September 2003) ISBN 0756726255
- How Do We Promote Democratization, Poverty Alleviation, and Human Rights to Build a More Secure Future: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, June 2003) ISBN 0756724783
- Political Future of Afghanistan: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, January 2003) ISBN 0756730392
- International Campaign Against Terrorism: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, January 2003) ISBN 0756730414
- Halting the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Future Efforts in the U.S. Bilateral & Multilateral Response: Hearings before the Comm. on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate edited by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, 2002) ISBN 0756734541
- Hague Convention On International Child Abduction: Applicable Law And Institutional Framework Within Certain Convention Countries Report To The Senate by Jesse Helms, Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Diane Publishing, April 2000) ISBN 0756722500
- Homeland Security Law and Policy edited by William C. Nicholson with a foreword by Joseph Biden (C. C Thomas, c2005) ISBN 0398075832
Notes
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- ^ "Ancestry of Joe Biden". wargs.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Joe Biden Timeline". United States Senate. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Joe Biden biography". Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c "Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ Delaware’s Senators: Biden. See also: Barone, Michael & Richard E. Cohen. The Almanac of American Politics, p. 376.
- ^ Altman, Lawrence, M.D. (1998-02-23). "The Doctor's World; Subtle Clues Are Often The Only Warnings Of Perilous Aneurysms", New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ Cooper, Christopher (2008-08-20). "Biden's Foreign Policy Background Carries Growing Cachet", Wall Street Journal, p. A4. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ Cohen, Celia (2002). Only in Delaware, Politics and Politicians in the First State. Newark, DE: Grapevine Publishing, 199.
- ^ Giroux, Greg (2007-01-26). "Political Trivia for Jan. 29", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
- ^ "200 Faces for the Future". TIME (15 July 1974). Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Clinton tops 2008 rivals, gets $530M in earmarks", TheHill (2007-11-09). Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ AP - A look at Biden's Net Worth
- ^ "Senator Joe Biden — Senator for Delaware: Committees".
- ^ a b c Barone, Michael & Richard E. Cohen. The Almanac of American Politics, p. 377.
- ^ "United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000)". Cornell University. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ Bash, Dana (October 11, 2000). "Senate votes to allow compensation for terror victims, re-authorizes Violence Against Women Act". CNN. Retrieved on 2008-08-24. See also: "Deal Reached on Violence Against Women Act". Fox News (December 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ "History of the Violence Against Women Act". End Abuse. Retrieved on 2008-08-23. See also: "Making connections to end Domestic Violence". Microsoft. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Kids 2000 Program". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Democratic Presidential Candidates". The Iowa Caucus. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Biden Renews Call for Release of Libyan Political Prisoner". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Tim Russert (2007-04-29). "MTP Transcript for April 29, 2007", MSNBC, p. 2.
- ^ Barone, Michael & Richard E. Cohen. The Almanac of American Politics, p. 378.
- ^ a b Thom Shanker (2007-08-19). "Divided They Stand, but on Graves", New York Times.
- ^ "Biden: Iraqi Progress on Oil is Important Step, But More Needs to be Done". Biden's senate website. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ ""McCain Urged to Join Kerry Ticket"". Archived from the original on 2004-08-03., Reuters via MSNBC (May 16, 2004).
- ^ "Kerry to opt for the senator who copied Kinnock". The Times. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ a b Toner, Robin (August 31, 1987). "Biden, Once the Field's Hot Democrat, Is Being Overtaken by Cooler Rivals", The New York Times.
- ^ "Lifelong ambition led Joe Biden to Senate, White House aspirations". Dallas News. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
- ^ Dowd, Maureen (September 12, 1987). "Biden's Debate Finale: An Echo From Abroad", The New York Times.
- ^ a b Dionne Jr., E. J. (September 18, 1987). "Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent'", The New York Times.
- ^ a b Dionne Jr., E. J. (September 22, 1987). "Biden Admits Errors and Criticizes Latest Report", The New York Times.
- ^ Dionne Jr., E. J. (September 24, 1987). "Biden Withdraws Bid for President in Wake of Furor", The New York Times.
- ^ "Offers Briton His Talks `Without Attribution' Biden Meets Kinnock, but He's Not Speechless", Los Angeles Times (January 12, 1988). See also: "Joseph Biden's Plagiarism; Michael Dukakis's 'Attack Video' – 1988", The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Biden Stumbles at the Starting Gate". Washington Post. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "The "Best Biden" for President?". Salon.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b c Harry F. Themal (January 23, 2006). "unknown", The News Journal.
- ^ "Biden Unbound: Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards – observer.com".
- ^ "Language Log: Biden's Comma".
- ^ Christine Lim and M.J. Stephey. "Top 10 Campaign Gaffes". Time. Retrieved on 2008-08-20.
- ^ a b "Biden's Comments Ruffle Feathers, Senator Forced To Explain His Remarks About Indian-Americans", CBS News (2006-07-07). Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ^ "A Candidate For Secretary Of State". The New York Observer (June 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Biden Won't Serve As Secretary of State". FOX News (Thursday, November 29, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Joe is Right". YouTube. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ Joelle Farrell. "Concord Monitor – 'A noun, a verb and 9/11'". Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
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