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Joe Biden admitted to a battle with addiction in newly released text messages to his son Hunter, the Daily Mail revealed. Five members of the Biden clan have spent time in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse. Hunter Biden has struggled with alcohol and crack addictions Hallie, Beau’s widow (and Hunter’s girlfriend) struggled with a crack problem Joe’s daughter Ashley has struggled with alcohol and had to seek treatment Joe’s slimy brother Frank has battled alcohol addiction and was ordered by a judge to go to rehab after a drunk driving offense in 2004 Joe’s niece Caroline Biden was also...

Profiteering ghouls have been using debit cards distributed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina - intended to buy essentials for evacuated families - in luxury-goods stores as far away as Atlanta. "We've seen three of the cards," said a senior employee of the Louis Vuitton store at the Lenox Square Mall in affluent Buckhead, who asked not to be named. "Two I'm certain have purchased; one actually asked if she could use it in the store. This has been since Saturday." The distinctive white cards were distributed by the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and carry a...