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The Rose Garden: Biden’s Ambitions May Define His Role

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
Feb. 23, 2009, Midnight

Vice President Joseph Biden is already busy carving out a starring role for himself in the administration. He’s staffed up with serious people, putting Ron Klain, who was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore, in charge of the VP’s office while adding well-known economist Jared Bernstein to provide advice and respected former Time reporter Jay Carney to do communications.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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