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Biden Defends Spy Swap on Leno

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U.S. got 4 "really good" spies for 10 Russians.

Vice President Joe Biden defended the swapping of four U.S. spies for the 10 recently-exposed Russian ones to Jay Leno Friday night. Leno said the four-for-10 deal seemed unfair, and Biden responded that the American four spies were “really good ones.” The Russian 10 hadn’t really done much, the vice president said. Leno then showed Biden a photo of redhead real-life Bond girl Anna Chapman and asked, “Are our spies this hot?” "Let me be clear,” Biden replied in faux seriousness. “It was not my idea to send her back… I thought they’d take Rush Limbaugh.” The veep also expressed his shock and dismay at LeBron James’ move to Miami.

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