<p>Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, former Attorney General in Delaware and rising star in the Democratic Party has died from a brain tumor at age 46.  ; Biden had been experiencing health problem since 2010 when he suffered from a stroke (did not affect is speech or motor skills).</p>
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<div>In 2013, Biden was treated at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center after he had become disoriented and weak on vacation.  ;He underwent surgery for brain cancer and was given a clean bill of health.  ;The cancer returned this past Spring and aggressive treatment at Walter Reed in Maryland was not successful.  ;Biden passed away Saturday evening surrounded by extended family.</p>
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<div>Biden was first elected attorney general in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. During his tenure he focused aggressively on tactics to reduce sex crimes against children, and achieved 180 convictions.  ; He also prosecuted banks and mortgage lenders for crooked loan practices.  ; Biden as a captain in the Delaware National Guard and deployed to Iraq for a year in 2008.</div>
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<div>While the Punching Bag Post does not often agree with the politics of Joe Biden and his son Beau, we believe no parent should suffer through outliving their children.  ; We send our heart felt condolences to Joe and Beau Biden&#8217;s family.</div>
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