Carney Says Biden Talks Did Not Collapse, Significant Progress Was Made

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney disagrees with the assertion that the deficit reduction talks led by Vice-President Biden collapsed, and he explains how all the issues were not going to be resolved; though they have found significant areas of compromise and will continue to move forward towards a deficit reduction deal.  (:33)

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Biden Rebukes Barton's BP Apology

During briefing at the White House Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden offered a heated response to Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Texas) apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward for the White House's move to set up a multi-billion dollar escrow fund.

"I find it incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch,” Biden told reporters from the podium of the White House briefing room. (3:22)
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Senate Parlimentarian Will Be Busy During Reconiciliation Vote, Says Expert

Cheryl Block, J.D., a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, says she expects Republicans to raise quite a few points of order during the vote on the healthcare reconciliation bill. Block says current Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin will be busy during this process, as he is required to make rulings on each point of order. (:31)
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Democratic Rep. Confident Public Option Is On The Table

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) met with Vice President Biden Thursday. Lee said that she is confident the public option is still on the table.

"[President Obama] cared about the public option before his speech and he cares about it now," said Lee. (0:25)
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Biden Announces That Hospitals Will Help Fund Cost Of Health Care Reform

Vice President Joe Biden announces Wednesday that hospitals from all over the country will hep raise roughly $155 billion for health care reform. The funds will be created through spending cuts on Medicare and Medicaid. (:33)
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Biden: "Status Quo Is Unacceptable"

Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. must revamp its health care system, adding that doing nothing would be unacceptable. (:23)
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Biden: We're Going To Heal Health Care System

Vice President Joe Biden steals a line from Virgil to explain that the White House's health care proposals will make the nation's health system more efficient. (:10)
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"We've Never Been This Close," Says Biden

Vice President Joe Biden says heath care reform is coming soon. Biden adds that the U.S. has never been as close as it is now to overhauling its health care system. (:20)
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Stimulus Package Results In Job Growth

Jared Bernstein, Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President, touts the recent decrease in job loss as a sign of the Recovery Act’s success (0:27)

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Recovery Act: Changing unemployment rates

By Courtney Ann Jackson-Talk Radio News Service

A senior administration official from Vice President Biden's office discusses how the recession has been broad-based. The Recovery Act's programs are helping areas that have higher unemployment rates. (0:50)
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Biden's comments raise questions over national security experience

Former Navy Secretary John Lehman and former Rep. Scot McInnis (R-Colo.) held a teleconference to discuss Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden's appearance in Colorado (16:55).
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McCain and Bush don't offer much in foreign policy goals

Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) says that the United States needs a more sophisticated understanding of America’s foreign policy in Iran, than either President Bush or John McCain are offering. (1:21)
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Senator Joesph Biden (D-DE) Explains the Goals Associated with Denuclearizing North Korea

Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) discusses the goals associated with the denuclearization of North Korea during this morning's Senate Froeign Relations Committee hearing on the Korean Peninsula Six-Party Talks.  (0:50)
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Meredith MacKenzie offers update on Iowa

Meredith MacKenzie, appearing on WKVT, reports on the campaigns in Iowa. (11:51)
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