Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appear onstage during the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Pool (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA) ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 02: Democratic vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks as Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks on during the vice presidential debate at the Field House of Washington University's Athletic Complex on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. The highly anticipated showdown between the two vice-presidential candidates will be their only debate before the election. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appear onstage during the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Pool (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA) ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 02: Democratic vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks as Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks on during the vice presidential debate at the Field House of Washington University's Athletic Complex on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. The highly anticipated showdown between the two vice-presidential candidates will be their only debate before the election.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  2. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  3. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  4. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  5. A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (C) hugging Alaska state commissioner of prisons Joseph Schmidt (2nd R) as other state officials watch after announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009.
  6. This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd, addressing the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, June 22, 2009.
  7. GOP state Senators Abel Maldonado, of Santa Maria, left, and Roy Ashburn, of Bakersfield, confer during the debate over the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Lawmakers have until midnight Tuesday to approve a budget plan to avoid the state from having to issue IOUs to venders. Both Maldonado and Ashburn broke ranks in February to help Democrats pass a revised budget plan.
  8. GOP state Senators Mark Wyland of Solana Beach, left, and George Runner, of Lancaster confer as the Senate debates a Democratic budget plan at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Lawmakers failed to approve the plan to help close the state's projected $24 billion budget deficit.
  9. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his conversion to the Democratic Party at the White House with President Barack Obama, left, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Specter, who left the Republican Party, his party of nearly 30 years, was welcomed by Obama, while Specter vowed that he'll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress.
  10. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his new Democratic allegiance at the White House with President Barack Obama, left, and his former Senate colleague, Vice President Joe Biden, right, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Specter noted that he and longtime friend Biden "have talked over every problem under the sun and the moon."
  11. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his new Democratic Party allegiance at the White House with President Barack Obama in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Of specter Obama said, "I'm eager to receive his counsel and his advice, especially when he disagrees."
  12. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his conversion to the Democratic Party at the White House with President Barack Obama, left, and Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Specter left the Republican Party, his party of nearly 30 years, Tuesday. Obama hailed Specter's conversion, while Specter vowed that he'll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress.
  13. BAGHDAD - JULY 3: In this handout made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) listens on during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on July 03, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. This is Bidden's first trip to Iraq as Vice President and comes days after US forces pulled out from Iraq's cities.
  14. In this handout made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office late July 03, 2009, US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) listens on during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad. A fiery protest marked the start of Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.
  15. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. 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.
  16. U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meet in Baghdad July 3, 2009.

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