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FILE - In this May 1, 2006, file photo, then-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., left, speaks with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, after he gave a speech proposing that Iraq be divided into three separate regions during the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia conference in Philadelphia. As Iraq edges toward chaos, Vice President Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment. As a senator in 2006, Biden proposed that Iraq be divided into three semi-independent regions for Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. And he said that his plan would allow U.S. troops to be out by early 2008. Otherwise, he warned, Iraq could fall into sectarian conflict that could destabilize the region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Iraq crisis offers hint of vindication for Biden

Josh Lederman · June 21, 2014 5:08 pm

FILE - In this June 13, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The Obama administration will work to ensure that gay and lesbian Americans are eligible to take leave from their jobs to care for a same-sex spouse, regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes gay marriage, the White House said Friday, June 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama expands government benefits for gay couples

Josh Lederman · June 21, 2014 12:24 am

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, Thursday, June 19, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Carpenter took a blow from a grenade to protect a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, sustaining major wounds including the loss of his right eye. He is the eighth living recipient to be chosen for the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Afghanistan vet honored as new troops head to Iraq

Josh Lederman · June 19, 2014 8:35 pm

Obama setting aside massive Pacific Ocean preserve

Josh Lederman · June 17, 2014 8:45 pm

13 groups bid to host Obama presidential library

Josh Lederman · June 17, 2014 3:07 pm

Shaky stats fuel power plant debate

Josh Lederman · June 16, 2014 8:57 pm

Stats aplenty, facts fewer in power plant debate

Josh Lederman · June 15, 2014 1:12 pm

Obama waiting for House GOP to act on immigration

Josh Lederman · June 14, 2014 9:25 am

Obama delaying on immigration despite Cantor loss

Josh Lederman · June 14, 2014 2:02 am

President Barack Obama holds up a Minnesota Lynx team basketball jersey for group photo during a ceremony honoring the WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx, Thursday, June 12, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Minnesota Lynx defeated the Atlanta Dream last October to win their second WNBA title in three years. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama fetes Minnesota Lynx for WNBA Finals win

Josh Lederman · June 12, 2014 7:43 pm

Obama to Silicon Valley to raise cash for Dems

Josh Lederman · June 10, 2014 8:46 pm

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014, before signing a Presidential Memorandum on reducing the burden of student loan debt. The president said the rising costs of college have left America's middle class feeling trapped. He says no hard-working youngster in America should be priced out of a higher education. Obama signed a presidential memorandum he says could help an additional 5 million borrowers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Prodding Congress, Obama acts to ease student debt

Josh Lederman · June 9, 2014 11:18 pm