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A Connecticut woman says Joe Biden touched her inappropriately and rubbed noses with her during a 2009 political fundraiser in Greenwich when he was vice president, drawing further scrutiny to the Democrat and his history of unwanted contact with women as he ponders a presidential run “It wasn’t sexual, but he did grab me by the head," Amy Lappos told The Courant Monday. “He put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me. When he was pulling me in, I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth.” Lappos posted about the...

In the wake of Lucy Flores' accusation of inappropriate touching by Joe Biden, Morning Joe has wrapped Biden in a warm embrace, metaphorically nuzzling his neck and planting a big warm kiss on the top of his head. On Monday's show, Joe Scarborough and former Hillary campaign aide Adrienne Elrod rose first to support good old Uncle Joe. Then came Mika Brzezinski with a more explicit defense of Biden's creepy behavior. Yes, Brzezinski acknowledged, Biden is "extremely affectionate and flirtatious." But it's in a "completely safe way." She suggested that Flores had misconstrued Biden's behavior, and ended by claiming that...

The spokesman for former Vice President Joe Biden has branded stories about his behavior as “smears and forgeries” in a combative new statement Monday, the third attempt in four days to respond to swirling allegations about his habit of touching women. “These smears and forgeries have existed in the dark recesses of the internet for a while. And to this day, right wing trolls and others continue to exploit them for their own gain,” said Bill Russo, spokesman for Biden, who is contemplating a 2020 presidential bid. Former Nevada state assemblywoman Lucy Flores accused Biden on Friday of touching her...

The spokesman for former Vice President Joe Biden has branded stories about his behavior as “smears and forgeries” in a combative new statement Monday - the third attempt in four days to respond to swirling allegations about his habit of touching women. “These smears and forgeries have existed in the dark recesses of the internet for a while. And to this day, right wing trolls and others continue to exploit them for their own gain,” said Bill Russo, spokesman for Biden