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Biden supports "new era" in U.S.-LatAm relations

Agencia EFEMay 29, 2013 18:00
Rio de Janeiro, May 29 (EFE).- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday in Brazil expressed his country's wish to broaden ties with Latin America. "No partner is more significant in this endeavor than Brazil," he said in a speech at the port of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of a three-day visit to the South American giant. "There's a new sense of dynamism across the Americas," Biden said. "And President Obama and I believe that the times present an incredible opportunity for a new era of relations between the United States and the Americas."

Biden says Jewish leaders in Hollywood, social media drove changing attitudes on gay marriage

The Canadian PressMay 21, 2013 21:48
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues. Biden says culture and arts change people's attitudes. He cites social media and the old NBC TV series "Will and Grace" as examples of what helped changed attitudes on gay marriage. Biden says, quote, "Think — behind of all that, I bet you 85 per cent of those changes, whether it's in Hollywood or social media, are a consequence of Jewish leaders in the industry."

Biden demands "courage" from U.S. Congress on gun control

March 21, 2013 17:46
New York, Mar 21 (EFE).- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday demanded "courage" from Congress in approving gun control measures that would include a ban on assault rifles. He spoke at New York City Hall at a joint press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and relatives of the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

White House will not rest on gun laws: Biden

March 21, 2013 13:32
The White House will keep pushing for tough new gun ownership laws despite lack of support in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday. "I'm not going to rest and nor is the president until we do all of these things," Biden told a press conference in New York, where he joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and bereaved parents from Newtown, where 20 elementary school children were massacred in December.

Biden, in Rome for pope's inauguration, meets Napolitano

March 18, 2013 09:30
US Vice President Joe Biden traded quips Monday with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on the eve of a grand mass to inaugurate Pope Francis. "I didn't realise you'd arrange for a new pope so quickly," Biden joked, prompting Napolitano to reply: "They are quicker than Italian politics." Italy remains locked in a political stalemate since February 24-25 elections failed to produce a clear winner. Napolitano, 87, will begin meeting party leaders on Wednesday with a view to forming a government and ending the impasse.

US vice president arrives for pope's inauguration mass

March 17, 2013 18:45
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Rome late Sunday to attend Pope Francis's inauguration mass, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. Biden, a practising Catholic, touched down at Rome's Ciampino military airport, ANSA said. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, former archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected last Wednesday, becoming the first Latin American leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. Biden is among world leaders who have begun arriving ahead of the mass on Tuesday in St Peter's Square. gd/bm

A cup o' Joe: 'Being Biden' podcast launches

March 14, 2013 17:45
US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday launched his new podcast, "Being Biden," to share his behind-the-scenes view of life as number two in the world's biggest superpower. According to the White House, in each installment the famously jocular VP will tell the story behind a particular photo -- where it was taken, why he thinks it matters and how it fits into the big picture.

Biden warns anti-gun control lawmakers will pay a price

February 21, 2013 16:46
Just miles from the site of the Newtown school massacre, Vice President Joe Biden warned Thursday that US politicians would pay a price if they refuse to back measures to stem gun violence. Biden said in Danbury, Connecticut that there had been a change in American politics which made it less risky for lawmakers to back the kind of legislation the White House is pushing Congress to pass.

Joe Biden's tip for self-defense: Get a shotgun

February 19, 2013 22:00
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's advice for self-defense: Buy a shotgun, not an assault rifle. Biden, who is spearheading a push for President Barack Obama's gun control proposals, dispensed this off-the-cuff tip for protecting life and property during an online question-and-answer session on Facebook on Tuesday.

Biden urges Democrats to comply with demands to curb US gun violence

February 6, 2013 23:30
LEESBURG, Va. Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday to comply with public demands for action to reduce gun violence. It is unclear which, if any, of Biden's gun-control recommendations Congress might approve, but the vice president said legislators have an obligation to do as much as they can.
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