President Barack Obama is considering a new configuration of forces in Afghanistan that could radically alter the numbers of troops in Helmand the province where British troops are concentrated. (more…)

 

Vice President Joe Biden supposedly made “significant strides during a trip to Central Europe” last week “in relieving anxieties the Obama administration stirred up last month when it scrapped a Bush-era plan for missile defense,” reported The Associated Press. (more…)

 

WASHINGTON A White House official said Tuesday that President Barack Obama will visit the Madison area Nov. 4 to discuss strengthening Americas education system. No further details were given. (more…)

 

Gallup Poll Shows Vice President Joe Biden’s Favorability Ratings Continue to Decline (more…)

 

Joe Biden goes to bat for Steve Israel (Newsday)

Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday night touted Rep. Steve Israel as “one of the serious people” in Congress during a Manhattan fundraiser for the Huntington Democrat. (more…)

 

Biden announces new use for old GM plant (UPI)

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 27 (UPI) — A shuttered General Motors facility in Delaware will reopen to produce long-range electric hybrid vehicles, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday. (more…)

 

The White House says President Barack Obama is headed to Wisconsin. (more…)

 

CLEVELAND – Vice President Joe Biden told an Ohio audience that the federal economic stimulus package is helping to revive the U.S. economy and has helped stabilized the financial markets. (more…)

 

Does the White House feel like a frat house? The suspicion flared in recent weeks ‘“ and not for the first time ‘“ after U.S. President Barack Obama was criticized by women’s advocates and liberal bloggers for hosting a high-level basketball game with no female players. (more…)

 

The U.S. economy is pulling out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression because federal stimulus measures are working, Vice President Joe Biden said during appearances in Cleveland. (more…)