Posts Tagged as ‘biden’

October 22, 2008

Biden: No brain scans for aneurysms

The Chicago Tribune reports that among recent medical records released by Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, there are no scans that might indicate the potential for another dehabilitating aneurysm such as the ones he suffered 20 years ago. Biden, 65, had multiple brain surgeries following the attacks.
Here’s the report:
Newly released medical records [...]

September 3, 2008

Obama: McCain wants ‘campaign to be about biography’

 
 

 
 
 
Writ Large is on the road this week, embedded with the Barack Obama campaign. 
DILLONVALE, Ohio—The politician who became famous in part because of his life story said Wednesday that the presidential race isn’t about biographies or personalities.
“I don’t know what John McCain is thinking,” Sen. Barack Obama told a crowd at an eastern Ohio college, [...]

September 1, 2008

Obama and Biden: Two sides of the coin

TOLEDO, Ohio–Political observers said adding Joe Biden to the Democratic ticket for president would do a lot of things for Barack Obama: provide him with a better connection to middle-class voters, shore up his foreign policy profile, perhaps give him a shot at winning a battleground state.
Add something else: Biden has taken the oh-so-serious, scripted [...]

August 19, 2008

DOUBLETAKE: Guilt by association

Welcome to Doubletake, your morning cup of joe with Tribune correspondents Jim Tankersley and Jim Oliphant. They can also been seen starring in a musical version of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” at the Potomac Playhouse through Aug. 29. The pork chops are half-price.
Jim Oliphant: Bonjiourno. Tough night last night
Jim Tankersley: Don’t tell me [...]