National News (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden has said it was his mother, Jean Biden, who taught him to believe in what he called "America's creed" -- that "everyone is your equal." The vice president's mother died today in Delaware at the age of 92. Biden, in a statement, says his mother's strength "will live on in all of us." He says his mother and father had taught him "the dignity of hard work and that you are defined by your sense of honor." In Biden's 2007 autobiography, he recalled that his mother initially had some reservations about whether he should run for the Senate -- and, as she saw it, ruin his reputation. But he says once she knew th... And other debate prep tidbits from Steve Schmidt [Updated] Photo: Joe Biden and Sarah Palin at the 2008 vice presidential debate. Credit: Paul J. Richards / AFP/Getty Images Comments are moderated, ... Friday Talking Points [106] Before we begin our weekly talking points, we must sadly offer our condolences to Vice President Joe Biden, whose mother just passed away. No matter what side of the political divide you come from, or what you think of our Vice President, losing your mother is something everyone can sympathize with, so we offer our thoughts to the Biden family in this sad time for them. Of course, in Washington, the craziness goes on as usual, forcing us once again to pay attention to various bits of lunacy. Topping the list of lunatics this week was a man arrested for jogging naked near the White House. Now, I've got to admit, although "streaking" is a fad we all wish would make a comeback, you've... VP Biden makes a case for train travel Vice President Joe Biden, who commuted on the Amtrak line between Delaware and Washington during his long years in the Senate, is making a case for train ... Biden's rise and Dodd's fall At the outset of the fight for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd seemed like interchangeable candidates. ... Biden Kicks Off Broadband Stimulus Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $183 million of an eventual $7.2 billion in government stimulus spending on ... Obama, Biden, top advisors to meet regarding Detroit terror attack President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden will meet with senior advisors Tuesday to review an attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 ... VP Biden Is Sounding Like a Used Car Salesman So there's Joe Biden, saying, "Say it ain't so. It can't be so." But it is so. And for the 60 salesman senators who vote with the Democratic Caucus ... Stocks Muted on Weak Job Numbers Vice President Joe Biden's mother, Jean Biden, died today in Wilmington, Delaware. She had been seriously ill in recent days. Then-Senator Biden paid ...

On the Front Lines of the Unemployment Struggle I guess that there will be no victory lap today, and they can keep Joe Biden off television because the jobs report was something of a disappointment. Momentum was completely derailed (as it turns out November was revised to a net gain of 4,000 jobs, and I bet the Labor Secretary makes that a focal point as she makes the interview rounds), and we are reminded how hard it is to create jobs in an environment where money doesn't flow into the system.Massive deficit spending, debt monetization and 0% interest rates go a long way toward making businesses and banks whole but it hasn't done anything to generate demand. That's because all these moves have done nothing for Main Street.