Joe Biden

Joe Biden swears at health care bill signing
By Jesse Pantuosco
March 23, 2010 - 3:39pm
Plus, a Syracuse resident considers lawsuit and prosecutors recommend NBA star Gilbert Arenas serve three-month jail sentence.

Joe Biden stole some of the spotlight from Barack Obama today with one word: the f-word.  USA Today reports Biden swore after he introduced the president at today’s landmark health care bill signing.  While Democrats cheered for Obama as he came to the podium, Biden embraced the president and remarked to him about...

Kris’ cross makes Orange jump, jump!
By Kyle C. Leach
February 18, 2010 - 11:14pm
Fifth-ranked Syracuse (25-2, 12-2 Big East) remained unblemished on the road this season, holding off No. 10 Georgetown (18-7, 8-6), 75-71, in Washington, D.C. Thursday night. It was Syracuse’s first win on the Hoyas’ floor since 2004.

It was opposite night at the Verizon Center. And with one quick Kris Joseph crossover, it was back to the Same-Game for Syracuse:  one team has a huge lead, lead evaporates, Orange win, masses complain about officials.

Afghanistan has a new president
By Samantha Lavien
November 2, 2009 - 10:40am
After a controversial election, Hamid Karzai is elected as the president of Afghanistan.

Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of the 2009 Afghanistan presidential election on Monday. His win came after the Independent Electoral Commission announced that they would be canceling this weekend’s second round of voting. According to CNN.com, the opposing candidate, Abdullah Abdullah resigned from the race on Sunday.

Karzai’s win comes with much speculation. In the first election held on August 20, widespread fraud was suspected. Two months after the vote, the U.N...

Syracuse makes a strong showing for Biden
By Renee Orenstein
September 9, 2009 - 6:34pm
About 1,000 students and locals pack Goldstein Auditorium to hear the Vice President discuss college affordability.

At 10:35 a.m., an official looking man came to the podium, rattled around some papers, and walked off. The crowd quieted down and the jazz music coming from the speakers of Goldstein Auditorium became audible. Realizing that the scheduled program was only five minutes behind schedule, the chit-chat in the room resumed.

The Vice President of the United States is allowed to be late.