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Biden rules out White House run Joe Biden rules out White House 2016 run
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US Vice-President Joe Biden has announced he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race.US Vice-President Joe Biden has announced he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race.
Making a surprise announcement in the White House Rose Garden, Mr Biden said there was not enough time left for him to mount a successful campaign. Mr Biden said his family was ready after the death of his son earlier this year, but he had now run out of time.
He said it would be a mistake for Democrats to turn their backs on President Barack Obama's legacy.He said it would be a mistake for Democrats to turn their backs on President Barack Obama's legacy.
Though he will not be a candidate, he said he "will not be silent". Democrats seeking an alternative to frontrunner Hillary Clinton had been urging the 72-year-old to run.
Though he will not be a candidate, Mr Biden said he "will not be silent".
"I intend to speak out clearly and forcefully on where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation."
The vice-president made his remarks in the Rose Garden of the White House while flanked by his wife Jill and Mr Obama.
He said his family had "reached a point" where they felt they could cope with his third presidential run, but time was against him.
His son Beau died from brain cancer in May.
He ran for president previously in 2008 and 1988.
Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter
In the end, cold political reality won out. As Mr Biden acknowledged during his speech, there just wasn't enough time to mount a successful bid for the presidency.
Could there have been a moment of opportunity if he had announced back in August, when speculation of a Biden candidacy first surfaced? We will never know. But no matter when he made his decision, it was always going to be an uphill climb.
Hillary Clinton, despite her stumbles over the last few months, is a formidable candidate. She has raised tens of millions of dollars for her campaign, she has institutional support across the Democratic Party and she's been positioning herself for this race since 2008, when was edged out by Barack Obama.
During his Rose Garden speech, Mr Biden defended Mr Obama's presidential legacy and took another veiled shot at Mrs Clinton's remark last week that she considered Republicans to be her enemies.
He said he will continue to speak out over the course of the campaign, but today - given the rapt attention he commanded as a potential candidate - was his valedictory address.