New York, Oct 2: Democrat vice presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr. is getting advice from a woman who has been an intimate since he was a grade school student with a stutter and a paper route, to take on his rival Sarah Palin in Thursday night’s debate.
“He’s been my best friend all my life. I opened my eyes and he was there and he said, ‘Let’s go.’ I was his sidekick,” said Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens.
As Biden Owens, 62, spoke, she summoned the ghost of her younger self, a kid sister trailing awestruck behind her big brother, Joey, the New York Times reported.
Washington, Oct 2: Former President Bill Clinton made his first campaign trail appearance on behalf of Democratic White House nominee Barack Obama. 
Washington, Oct 2: People who know Sarah Palin, and have watched her swift rise from small-town mayor to Alaska Governor to history-making vice presidential nominee, say she needs to be herself in her debate Thursday with her Democrat rival Joe Biden even if it means slipping up or appearing to fall out of step with John McCain's campaign. 
Washington, Oct 2: Sarah Palin has struggled after her successful entry onto the national stage. Though she continues to attract large crowds on the campaign trail and delight social conservatives, her performance in the past few weeks has raised questions, even among conservatives, about whether McCain made a wise choice. 
Washington, Oct 2: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads his Republican rival John McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among registered voters in a new CBS News poll. 
Washington - Lowering expectations before a political debate is an old trick to make the outcome seem more positive.
