Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, dies at 46

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Beau Biden, the eldest son of Vice President Joe Biden, died of brain cancer, his father announced Saturday.

"His absolute honor made him a role model for our family," Joe Biden's statement read. "Beau embodied my father's saying that a parent knows success when his child turns out better than he did."

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