http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-biden10-2009feb10,0,5701774.storyReporting from Washington -- It was a largely somber prime-time news conference, focused on recession and war -- except for a moment when President Obama slipped off message and turned his No. 2, Joe Biden, into a punch line.
A reporter asked the president to explain something Biden had said in a recent speech: Even if the White House did everything right in combating the economic downturn, the vice president said he had told Obama, there was still a "30% chance we're going to get it wrong."
What exactly did Biden mean by that?
"You know," Obama replied Monday night in a light-hearted tone, "I don't remember exactly what Joe was referring to."
Then, the president added, "Not surprisingly" -- a seeming reference to Biden's well-known gaffes.
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