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Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, helps children form three groups during a holiday party at her home at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010. The children made cards and ornaments, and decorated cookies.

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, helps children form three groups during a holiday party at her home at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010. The children made cards and ornaments, and decorated cookies.

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, helps children form three groups during a holiday party at her home at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2010. The children made cards and ornaments, and decorated cookies.

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