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Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure (AP)

August 31st, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, walks with Gen. Ray Odierno, right, after he arrived, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. 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 stalemate blocking formation of a new government. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit.


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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…

Blasts mar Biden’s call for new gov’t, unity (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 - Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power…

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: 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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US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)

March 10th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened…

Biden: Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

March 10th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas past the honor guard, ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Vice President Joe Biden’s displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that “inflame tensions” and…

Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

March 10th, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas past the honor guard, ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a “viable” independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to…