Joe Biden, Obama's "Mr Fix-it," extends his clout abroad

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Joe Biden, Obama's "Mr Fix-it," extends his clout abroad

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clout-obamas-mr-fix-extends-abroad-start-second-060349350--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aJQFNpPWHVnT5E4b.TBbFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-06T171241Z_3_CBRE9150GUG00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron bids farewell to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at Number 10 Downing Street in London" align="left" title="Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron bids farewell to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at Number 10 Downing Street in London" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden, already deeply immersed in high-profile domestic policy, is finding that his clout extends to foreign affairs as well, as he plays a top surrogate role for President Barack Obama in the early days of their second term. Biden is now in many ways viewed as Obama's &quot;Mr. Fix-it,&quot; who struck a crucial budget deal in January and who is able to navigate his way comfortably through Washington's complex power structure with a back-slapping joviality that Democrats find endearing despite the occasional verbal misstep. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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