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Biden's 3-day Balkan tour

U.S. Vice President Biden offers Serbia 'new' relations

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received a hero's welcome Thursday as the most senior US official yet to visit Kosovo since its disputed declaration of independence from Serbia last year. Full story

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Biden was a former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. His strong advocacy helped bring about U.S. military assistance and intervention during the Bosnian War.

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2009-05-22 03:07:53 GMT SINA.com U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received a hero's welcome Thursday as the most senior US official yet to visit Kosovo since its disputed declaration of independence from Serbia last year.

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2009-05-20 03:58:34 GMT SINA.com A Serbian nationalist holds a banner reading "Biden Go Home" to protest the upcoming visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Serbia, in Belgrade, May 19, 2009. Serbian nationalists view America as anti-Serb because of the U.S.-led NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 and Washington's support for the independence of Kosovo.

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