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Born_A_Truman

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Fri Jan-08-10 04:23 PM
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Joe Biden's mother just passed

Edited on Fri Jan-08-10 04:27 PM by Born_A_Truman

Catherine Biden, 92, passed away today.

ETA: no link-just announced on MSNBC.

Sorry, I misspelled her first name.

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WheelWalker

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Fri Jan-08-10 04:27 PM
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1. Bummer. And the Wheel turns.

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rebel with a cause

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Fri Jan-08-10 05:00 PM
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2. Wonder what some people will find to say

negative, not in sympathy, about this.

I lost my mother when I was young and she was only fifty-four. So I feel empathy for Mr. Biden. I don't think it is easy to lose your mother at any age. :cry:

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Blue_Roses

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Fri Jan-08-10 06:15 PM
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3. Oh, no...

how sad:cry:

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goclark

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Fri Jan-08-10 06:25 PM
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4. Rest in Peace lovely lady nt

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Cha

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Fri Jan-08-10 07:03 PM
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5. Here's a link to huff post with a little backstory..

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"Born Catherine Eugenia Finnegan, the mother of Vice President Joe Biden was 92. She had recently been "seriously ill" per reports.

The vice president went to the hospital to be at her bedside.

Joe Biden mentioned his mother during an address at the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and recalled the advice she gave him as a child:

"As a child I stuttered and she lovingly would look at me and tell me 'Joey, it's because you're so bright you can't get the thoughts out quickly enough.' When I wasn't as well-dressed as the other kids she would look at me and say 'Joey, oh, you're so handsome, honey, you're so handsome.' And when I got knocked down by guys bigger than me, and this is the God's truth, she sent me back out and said 'Bloody their nose so you can walk down the street the next day!'"

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/08/catherine-biden-dies-joe_n_416787.html

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