Joseph Biden actually said...

"[th]e Putin government has selectively and ruthlessly utilized its prosecutorial powers to silence incipient rivals and thereby intimidate other potential opponents."

"[t]he imprisonment and legal proceedings against Khodorkovsky have violated virtually every canon of fairness and legality."

"The complex issue of Eurasian energy requires high-level U.S. attention and engagement."

"President-elect Obama and I believe that Afghanistan and the Pakistani border are the central front in the war on terror."