Biden's low profile in debt crisis -- failure or clever strategy?
Washington (AFP) - Where's Joe Biden? As the United States teeters on the edge of self-inflicted economic calamity, the question is echoing around Washington. Republicans and Democrats tried frantically on Friday to close a deal ahead of next week's potential US debt default deadline. Biden's schedule, however, featured hosting champion men's and women's college basketball teams at the White House, before heading out for the weekend. So is Biden really missing in action on possibly the biggest economic crisis of his presidency? Or is he a quiet assassin cleverly weaving strategies from behind ...