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Vice President Biden Traveled More Than A Hundred Thousand Miles That Year, Across The World, Dealing With Crises In Ukraine, Central America, And Iraq. When A Call Came From New York, Or Capitol Hill, Or Kyiv, Or Baghdad—“joe, I Need Your Help”—he Responded. For Twelve Months, While Beau Fought For And Then Lost His Life, The Vice President Balanced The Twin Imperatives Of Living Up To His Responsibilities To His Country And His Responsibilities To His Family. And Never Far Away Was The Insistent And Urgent Question Of Whether He Should Seek The Presidency In 2016. The Year Brought Real Triumph And Accomplishment, And Wrenching Pain. But Even In The Worst Times, Biden Was Able To Lean On The Strength Of His Long, Deep Bonds With His Family, On His Faith, And On His Deepening Friendship With The Man In The Oval Office, Barack Obama. 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