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Some of Biden's 'rhetorical flourishes'

President Barack Obama has gingerly defended his vice president, Joe Biden, as prone to "rhetorical flourishes." Here are a few:

JULY 2006: "I've had a great relationship," with Indian-Americans. "In Delaware . . . you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."Reaction: Dr. Raghavendra Vijayanagar, chairman of the Indian-American Republican...

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