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Joe Biden goes to bat for Steve Israel
Photo credit: Getty Images | U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (Oct. 27, 2009)
Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday night touted Rep. Steve Israel as "one of the serious people" in Congress during a Manhattan fundraiser for the Huntington Democrat.
"Steve Israel is one of the serious people," Biden told the crowd of about 100. "He's not only a good guy, he's a serious force in the United States Congress."
Biden spent much of his 30-minute address telling the crowd...
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