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Politico says that Biden's now sidelined. When has he really been given a lead (policy) role in the Obama WH?

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=17EF1FC8-697B-49B4-8166-09517EBA6247 "Vice President Joe Biden walked the halls of Congress and hosted top-level talks at Blair House during the last fiscal showdown. "This time, he’s roaming the aisles of Costco. "It’s a stark shift in responsibilities for the vice president, who has been asked to hold off — for now — on leveraging his Capitol Hill connections and to leave the negotiating to his boss. Biden’s new role is a product of President Barack Obama’s decision to streamline fiscal cliff negotiations between himself and House Speaker John Boehner, the two sides’ clear sticking points and Obama’s increased post-election political clout.