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Some Miss USA contestants can't remember who the vice president is.

Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Vice President Biden on Sunday appeared to go further than he has in the past in expressing support for same-sex marriage. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Biden described himself as “absolutely comfortable” with gay couples having the same rights as straight couples.

Since he first stood in the massive shadow of Barack Obama four years ago, Joe Biden has emerged to be a full partner and a great political asset for the president. The unequal nature of their relationship at first was a function of Obama’s unique standing as a candidate, but as he has fallen to earth, Biden’s star has risen. He is becoming an excellent surrogate for the president, taking on some of the essential work of defending the administration and sticking in the shiv when necessary. Biden does the latter with real skill, most of the time. His attack this weekend on Mitt Romney and Republicans as being “a little out of touch” was masterful.

Vice President Joe Biden says he's confident the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutionality of the health care law.

Vice President Joe Biden left open the possibility on Sunday that he might run for the White House in 2016. Biden told CNN that his focus is on helping President Barack Obama get re-elected in 2012 but when pressed on the possibility of his own future run, he replied, "I'm not closing anything."

Vice President Biden says the "entire world" should unite against Iran for its alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy to the U.S.

Vice President Biden mistakenly claimed Americans own 85% of U.S. Treasury securities during his visit to China.

US Vice-President Joe Biden, on a visit to China, seeks to allay concerns over US debt, saying America has never defaulted on and never will.

When Vice President Biden visits China this week, his official host will be his counterpart, Vice President Xi Jinping, who has already been tapped to take over the leadership of this country and its ruling Communist Party, in a carefully managed succession that begins next year.