Bidens lead US delegation to Winter Olympics
(AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is heading to the Winter Olympics.
Biden, along with his wife, Jill, and members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet are heading to Vancouver next week to represent the United States at the opening and closing ceremonies, meetings with U.S. athletes and other events. They will also be joined by notable former Olympians such as Peggy Fleming, Kristi Yamaguchi and Bonnie Blair.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett also will make the trip. Others from the administration include U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
