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Biden visits Iraq to mark formal end to US combat (AP)

August 30th, 2010

US Vice President Joe Biden, seen here on August 30, landed in Baghdad on Monday to mark the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq after seven years of fighting that has seen more than 4,400 American soldiers killed.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - Vice President Joe Biden returned to Iraq Monday to mark this week’s formal end to U.S. combat operations and push the country’s leaders to end a six-month postelection…

Biden: Iraqi gov’t must include top vote-getters (AP)

July 4th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, as Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, center, looks on in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 4, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden says all political blocs must be included in the new Iraqi government in order for it to succeed. Biden met earlier with the two main men who are vying to lead the next government, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and former premier Ayad Allawi.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Vice President Joe Biden says all the main political blocs must be included in the new Iraqi government for it to succeed.


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Biden seeks thaw between Iraqi political rivals (AP)

July 4th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, Gen. Ray Odierno, center, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, right, are seen at the embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 3, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday in Baghdad to coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse as vying political factions remain deadlocked over which political bloc should pick its new leaders, including prime minister. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - The two Iraqi leaders vying to become the nation’s next prime minister will get personal pleas Sunday from Vice President Joe Biden to end their rivalry that has…

VP Biden visits Iraq amid political impasse (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and his wife, Jill Biden arrive in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 3, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday in Baghdad to coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse as vying political factions remain deadlocked over which political bloc should pick its new leaders, including prime minister. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Vice President Joe Biden returned Saturday to Iraq to coax its government into picking a new prime minister, months after elections left the nascent democracy in a state…

VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

Vice Presiden Joe Biden talks with reporters following a briefing at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Biden briefed reporters on cleanup efforts by the Coast Guard and others who are fighting oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi…

Biden: US seeks new ways to address Gaza problems (AP)

June 7th, 2010

Israeli naval commando boats sail into the port of Ashdod, Israel, Saturday, June 5, 2010. Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel swiftly and without meeting resistance on Saturday, preventing it from breaking a naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort turned bloody. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. and its allies are looking for new ways to address a range of problems in the blockaded Gaza Strip.


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Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace (AP)

March 11th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden gestures after giving a speech at the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides…

Biden: Talks can meet Israeli, Palestinian goals (AP)

March 11th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden gestures as he speaks at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Biden repeatedly voiced Washington's commitment to Israel's security, trying to allay any concerns it might have. But he also said an end to the conflict would restore to the Palestinians 'the fundamental dignity and self-respect that their current predicament denies them.'  (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says “good faith negotiations” can recognize Israeli security needs and the Palestinian goal for a viable state.


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Biden: US has ‘no better friend’ than Israel (AP)

March 11th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) hold a joint news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Ammar AwadAP - Vice President Joe Biden has opened a high-profile speech in Israel with warm words of praise for the Jewish state.


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Biden Israel Trip: Apology for Timing of Settlement News (Time.com)

March 11th, 2010

Time.com - Vice President Joe Biden was publicly humiliated by the Israeli announcement of a controversial settlement project, and said it undermined trust in a new U.S. peace effort. But…