Neilia Hunter was the first wife Joe Biden. Hunter died in a 1972 car accident, along with their thirteen-month-old daughter, Naomi.The New York TImes: Biden Campaigning With Ease After Hardships (December 14, 2007) Their two sons were also in the car, but survived with serious injuries.
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Biden on losing his wife and daughter: "I began to understand how despair led people to just cash it in; how suicide wasn't just an option but a rational option... I felt God had played a horrible trick on me, and I was angry."TIME: Joe Biden: The Canidates In Print
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ChristianityToday: The Death of Joe Biden's Wife, An Honest Crisis... (October 2, 2008)
NPR: Biden's Road to Senate Took Tragic Turn (October 8, 2007)
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US News and World Report: What You Didn't Know About Sen. Biden (November 10, 2006)
The New York TImes: Biden Campaigning With Ease After Hardships (December 14, 2007)
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Hunter and Biden had three children; two sons, one daughterTIME: Joe Biden: The Candidates In Print
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Biden mentioned the death of his wife of his first wife during the vice presidential debate with Sarah Palin on October 2, 2008
