U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, center left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center right, meet in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, center left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center right, meet in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011.

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  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) wait for German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) to speak to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) watches as Vice President Joseph R. Biden (2R) leans down to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2L) after she spoke to a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Merkel addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.
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  16. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) listens to an Iraqi fireman during his visit to the damaged Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 75 people and wounded 460 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.

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