http://dir.salon.com/topics/joseph_biden/?source=rss&aim=joseph_biden en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Alan Wolfe Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/kennedy_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/27/kennedy_family/index.html?source=rss They don't make families -- or politicians, or liberals -- like Teddy and the Kennedys anymore By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/02/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/02/supreme_court/index.html?source=rss Justice David Souter's upcoming departure wasn't entirely a secret in Washington. The administration had already started planning for a Supreme Court vacancy before the news broke. By Rebecca Traister Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/18/train/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/18/train/index.html?source=rss In the last moment before hope collides with the awesome task ahead, the president-elect retraces Lincoln's historic rail journey to Washington. By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/16/senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/16/senate/index.html?source=rss As Biden and Clinton say goodbye, the Senate's Democratic majority girds for ... collegiality. By Gabriel Winant Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/02/forgotten_biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/02/forgotten_biden/index.html?source=rss The loneliness of the vice president-elect. By Gabriel Winant Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/24/biden_replacement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/24/biden_replacement/index.html?source=rss Ted Kaufman, a longtime aide to Joe Biden, will replace his old boss in the Senate, but is he just keeping Beau Biden's seat warm? By Edward McClelland Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/05/grant_park/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/05/grant_park/index.html?source=rss The "first post-baby boomer" president and an enormous supporting cast celebrate Barack Obama's victory in Grant Park. By Rebecca Traister Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/31/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/31/palin/index.html?source=rss The Republican base greets its true leader in small-town Pennsylvania. And hits me with a car. By Joan Didion Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/17/next_president/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/17/next_president/index.html?source=rss Obsessed by "lipstick on a pig," economic "free fall" and other "great stories," America has failed to see the real challenges it faces. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/07/republican_smear_tactics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/07/republican_smear_tactics/index.html?source=rss McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater. By Deirdre English and Gail Sheehy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/03/debate_wasilla/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/03/debate_wasilla/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin's Pentecostal supporters in Alaska hail her debate performance and her rise to the national stage as the work of God. By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/palin_biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/palin_biden/index.html?source=rss Debating Joe Biden, Palin avoids another train wreck, delivering Republican talking points with robotic determination. But she also fails to convince undecided voters to stop their movement toward Obama. By Alex Koppelman and Gabriel Winant Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/02/palin_problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/02/palin_problem/index.html?source=rss The Alaska governor has become a drag on her ticket; strategists who've worked with vice presidents and hopefuls on both sides offer advice on how to relaunch the Palin brand. By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/28/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/28/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss Back on the campaign trail in Michigan, this time for Obama, Hillary Clinton urged her former supporters to get behind the Democratic ticket. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/09/09/mistress_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/09/09/mistress_palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin is trying to seduce independent voters. But she comes across like a whip-wielding mistress who wants to discipline a naughty America. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/28/biden_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/28/biden_speech/index.html?source=rss Before Barack Obama's surprise appearance, a tag team of Democrats, including Bill Clinton, piles on John McCain. And Joe Biden, Rove-style, goes right for McCain's supposed strength. By Norman Kurz Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/27/biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/27/biden/index.html?source=rss The moral backbone that led the V.P. nominee to stand up to Milosevic and pass the Violence Against Women Act was bred into him by his father. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/26/joseph_biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/26/joseph_biden/index.html?source=rss All signs are that Joe Biden won't back away from the job ahead of him -- combat with John McCain. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/23/biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/23/biden/index.html?source=rss By picking Joseph Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama chooses experience over hope. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/biden_as_vp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/02/biden_as_vp/index.html?source=rss He's got experience, foreign relations chops, and a moving personal story. Is Joe Biden near the top of Barack Obama's veep list? By Mike Madden, Walter Shapiro and Joan Walsh Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built. By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/03/second_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/03/second_choice/index.html?source=rss Rumors fly about Bill Richardson and Joe Biden throwing support to Barack Obama. Don't believe them, the long shots say. By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/03/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/03/edwards/index.html?source=rss Iowa is either the beginning or the end for the 2004 vice-presidential nominee, who has more to gain and more to lose than his two chief rivals. By Mike Madden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/30/biden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/30/biden/index.html?source=rss Biden pushes for a strong finish in Iowa, but will his supporters stick by him? By Walter Shapiro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/29/electability_democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/29/electability_democrats/index.html?source=rss With the Iowa caucuses looming, victory-hungry Democrats want to know -- who is the most "electable"? Here's our best (totally wild) guess as to how each candidate might fare in November.