Biden in Kirkuk, meets officials

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday arrived in Kirkuk and met with local officials, according to an informed media source. “This afternoon, Biden arrived in Kirkuk and held a closed meeting with provincial council members and other local officials,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source did not provide further details. Kirkuk, a mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1