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No.257 オリジナル英文

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Biden Brings Brawn to Democratic US Presidential Ticket
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When Democrats put the spotlight on presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama at their Denver convention this week, Senator Joe Biden will be sharing the attention as his running mate.

Obama announced the news Saturday in Springfield, Illinois.

"It’s time for the change that the American people need.

Now with Joe Biden at my side, I am confident we can take this country in a new direction."

Vice presidential scholar, Professor Robert Dudley at George Mason University says Biden could effectively counter a strong point of Republican White House contender Senator John McCain.

"Well, Biden brings to the ticket foreign policy experience, foreign policy experience that matches McCain's foreign policy experience."

Biden is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee.

He has been on the panel more than a decade.

Several weeks ago, Biden went to the Republic of Georgia to see, firsthand, the impact of that nation's conflict with Russia.

Senator Biden's first attempt to win the Democratic presidential nomination was in 1988.

His campaign was cut short when one of his speeches was said to have been copied from a British lawmaker.

Biden concentrated on his Senate work and made no further presidential bids until last year, when he jumped again into the ring.

But in the first electoral contest, the Iowa Caucuses, Joe Biden was soundly bested by Barack Obama, winning only one percent against Obama's 38 percent.

Biden ended his campaign the next day.

But last Saturday, in Springfield, Illinois, any lingering hard feelings melted away as Biden stood with Obama to be part of the Democratic Party's ticket.

"Today in Springfield, I know my feet are in the right place.

And, I’m proud to stand firm with the next president of the United States of America, Barack Obama."

From now until election day, November 4, Senators Obama and Biden have linked their fortunes to each other, and of course, to the voters who will then decide the next occupant of the White House and his Vice President.

Jeffrey Young, VOA News
by danueno | 2008-09-04 10:45 | オリジナル英文


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