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Biden welcomes Castro amid 2016 VP chatter

By Josh Lederman
Published August 18, 2014 7:19pm ET
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Biden welcomes Castro amid 2016 VP chatter
Vice President Joe Biden ceremonially swears in Julian Castro, left, as the new Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Castro's wife Erica Castro, holds the bible as his daughter, Carina Castro, center bottom, listens. Castro was officially sworn in on July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden gave a hearty welcome Monday to the man many Democrats hope will someday replace him.

Biden presided over a ceremonial swearing-in for new Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro. He’s the former San Antonio mayor whose political profile received a major boost in 2012 when President Barack Obama chose him to speak at the Democratic National Convention.

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