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Is the Obama/Biden relationship strained? I don see or hear much of the (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jan 2014 OP
Veep is, Cheney exception noted, a non-job. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #1
I always thought the President decided how much or little to use the VP. Except for the Chaney diabeticman Jan 2014 #2
Joe delivered a fiery speech yesterday on MLK and Voting Rights onehandle Jan 2014 #3

diabeticman

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2. I always thought the President decided how much or little to use the VP. Except for the Chaney
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 09:03 AM
Jan 2014

Presidency...


I remember Al Gore being the voice of Clinton overseas and down in South America.

onehandle

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3. Joe delivered a fiery speech yesterday on MLK and Voting Rights
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 09:41 AM
Jan 2014

I saw a clip on MSNBC last night...



Honoring MLK, Biden urges fight to restore Voting Rights Act

Vice President Joe Biden honed in on voting rights as a top priority as he honored Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life in a speech Monday morning.

In a 25-minute speech composed largely of his memories of lawmakers involved in passing the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act – “one of the most difficult civil rights bills to ever be won,” he said – Biden urged the audience at the National Action Network's annual King Day breakfast to work to restore the law.

Last week a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to require all states to seek permission to change their laws unless they have gone 15 years without any infringement on voting.

“I have to admit, I never thought we’d be fighting the fight again on voting rights,” Biden said. But he said those honoring King’s legacy must push to restore the law against a “hailstorm” of efforts to curb voting rights.

“Our opponents know… the single most dangerous thing to give us is the right to vote,” Biden said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/honoring-mlk-biden-urges-fight-to-restore-voting-rights-act
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