U.S. vice president in Beirut ahead of Lebanese elections

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden reviews honour guards upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, May 22, 2009. Biden, carrying a message on military aid to Lebanon, arrived in Beirut on Friday, 16 days before a parliamentary election that may see a shift in power from a Western-backed coalition.

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