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WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- U.S Vice President Joe Biden's youngest child, Ashley Biden, is getting married this weekend, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. Press secretary Jay Carney said the vice president will hold a reception for the ...  

The wedding reception will take place at his home in Wilmington ... More from GlobalPost: Biden's speech takes aim at Mitt Romney's foreign policy Some conservative commentators, noticing Biden's weeklong absence from the public schedule, speculated ...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden is in Delaware this week to get ready for his daughter Ashley's wedding, with the reception to take place at his home, the White House said on Tuesday. "As any father would, he takes this matter very seriously and looks forward to it with great happiness for his daughter and his future son-in-law," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at a briefing dominated by tensions in Syria. "And...  

Most notably, William Kristol of the Weekly Standard opined this morning that Obama might be giving Biden some time off after a couple of weeks in which Biden has got in front of the president on gay marriage and a poll suggested that Biden might be a ...  

WASHINGTON — Speaking to the families of dead service members, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped him understand why people commit suicide.  

WASHINGTON — Speaking to the families of dead service members, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped him understand why people commit suicide.  

Joe Biden has held many positions in his career as a U.S. senator, two-time presidential candidate, and vice president. But this weekend he will assume a new role: Father of the bride. The vice president is spending the week at his home in Wilmington, Del.  

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WASHINGTON — Speaking to the families of dead service members, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped ...  

WASHINGTON — Speaking to the families of dead service members, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped him understand why people commit suicide.  

WASHINGTON - Speaking to the families of dead soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped ...  

Vice President Joe Biden says the grief he felt following the deaths of his wife and daughter nearly 40 years ago helped him understand why some people are driven to suicide.  

London, May 26 : U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he 'understood' the anguish that led people to suicide as he recounted the deaths of his wife and daughter in a moving speech to the families of fallen US troops. With his voice occasionally breaking with ...  

Without notes or a teleprompter, Vice-President Joe Biden spoke to families of soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan about how he survived the death of his wife and daughter. In a refreshingly honest tone, the second most powerful man in the United States government - talked about how he could understand the thinking of a person who might consider suicide after a traumatic loss. If you did not hear the entire text of VP Joe Biden...  

Vice President Joe Biden today delivered a deeply personal and, at times, emotional address to survivors of slain U.S. military service members, recounting his struggle with intense grief after his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident almost 40 ...  

Speaking to the families of dead servicemembers, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped him understand why people commit suicide.  

Most Joe Biden stories are funny, which makes this sad one all the more affecting. On Friday, the vice-president attended a Memorial Day seminar sponsored by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, a nonprofit group that works with the families of military members killed in combat. There, he spoke about the deaths of his first wife, Neilia, and his one-year-old daughter, Naomi, which happened as a result of a 1972 car accident. (Two of his...  

Vice President Joe Biden today delivered a deeply personal and, at times, emotional address to survivors of slain U.S. military service members, recounting his struggle with intense grief after his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident almost 40 years ago. “For the...  

Vice President Joe Biden today delivered a deeply personal and, at times, emotional address to survivors of slain U.S. military service members, recounting his struggle with intense grief after his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident almost 40 years ago. “For the...  

In a deeply personal speech before families of fallen soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden opened up about his own sense of loss following the car crash that claimed his first wife and daughter in the early 70s. Biden emphasized that the country owes those the families left greiving more than...  

Vice President Joe Biden, in most cases a congenial public speaker, showed off a much more emotional side on Friday, when he recounted the agonizing experience of losing his first wife and daughter in a car crash in 1972. Biden was so distraught ...  

In a deeply personal speech before families of fallen soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden opened up about his own sense of loss following the car crash that claimed his first wife and daughter in the early 70s. “I was angry,” Biden said. “You all probably handled it better than I...  

In a deeply personal speech before families of fallen soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden opened up about his own sense of loss following the car crash that claimed his first wife and daughter in the early 70s. “I probably shouldn’t’ say this to the press here, but you’re more important,”...  

Vice President Joe Biden shared the agonizing experience of losing his first wife and daughter in a car crash in a speech to the families of fallen troops on Friday, recounting that he even contemplated suicide.  

Visibly pained, Vice President Joe Biden recalls the wrenching sorrow of losing his first wife and his daughter to a car accident in 1972. Biden tells families of fallen soldiers that the grief was such that he understood why some people ...  

WASHINGTON — Speaking to the families of dead service members, Vice President Joseph Biden delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife ... sucked back into it." "It was the first time in my career, my ...  

Visibly pained, Vice President Joe Biden recalls the wrenching sorrow of losing his first wife and his daughter to a car accident in 1972. Biden tells families of fallen soldiers that the grief was such that he understood why some people ...  

For the first time in several years, the vice presidential mansion will not play host to the Komen Race for the Cure VIP kickoff reception next month. But for all the controversy that’s surrounded the iconic breast-cancer charity lately, don’t read too much into it. We’ve learned that Joe and Jill Biden have a pretty solid conflict the weekend of June 2: It’s their daughter’s wedding day. Read full article >>  

WASHINGTON -- Speaking to the families of dead soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped ...  

WASHINGTON — Visibly pained, Vice President Joe Biden recalls the wrenching sorrow of losing his first wife and his daughter to a car accident in 1972. Biden tells families of fallen soldiers that the grief was such that he understood why some ...  

Vice President Joe Biden, in a moving speech to families of fallen troops on Friday, recounted the dark days following the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter and talked about understanding thoughts of suicide. “It was the first time in my career, in ...  

(CBS News) Speaking to military families who endured the anguish of losing a loved one, Vice President Joe Biden today recalled the car accident that took the lives of his wife and one-year-old daughter in 1972. In a tone both measured and ...  

While speaking to a meeting of families who've lost loved ones in the wars, Vice President Joe Biden shared the story of losing his wife and daughter in a devastating car crash.  

(CBS News) Speaking to military families who endured the anguish of losing a loved one, Vice President Joe Biden today recalled the car accident that took the lives of his wife and one-year-old daughter in 1972. In a tone both measured and ...  

A visibly pained Joe Biden today recalled the wrenching sorrow of losing his daughter and first wife in a car accident in 1972. The Vice President told an audience of dead soldiers' families that his grief was so great he began to see why people ...  

WASHINGTON -- Speaking to the families of dead soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden on Friday delivered an emotional retelling of his own family tragedy, the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash 40 years ago, saying the experience helped ...  

In a deeply personal speech before families of fallen soldiers, Vice President Joe Biden shared his own sense of loss following the car crash that claimed his first wife and daughter in the early 70s.  

With his voice occasionally breaking with emotion, Mr Biden recounted the phone call in December 1972, telling the 29-year-old senator that his wife Neilia and one-year-old daughter had been killed in a car crash while Christmas shopping. "And just like ...  

Reports ABC News: Biden described how he first learned of the accident on Dec. 18, 1972, just weeks after he was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware. While he was in Washington, D.C., his wife, Neilia, one-year-old daughter, Naomi, and sons ...  

Vice President Joe Biden, with Son Hunter Biden, and granddaughters Naomi, Finnegan, and Maisy Biden, on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, July 27, 2010. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) From Yosemite to Acadia ...