Video: Biden the Wizard performs magic for 3-year-old
Vice President Joe Biden pulls a fast one on a youngster who won't let go of his speech. (Countdown)

Video: Biden jokes with kids at swearing-in ceremony
Vice President Joe Biden shows his softer side yesterday after a child takes his notes during the swearing-in ceremony in the Senate. (Morning Joe)

Video: Biden confident of Dems’ midterm chances
When it comes to politics, there’s no such thing as a summer vacation, and Vice President Joe Biden stepped into the fray, predicting that Democrats would “shock the heck out of everybody” in the fall. (Nightly News)

Video: Biden: Afghanistan leaks predate our policy
In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Ann Curry, Vice President Joe Biden says, “Not one leak is consistent with the policy that was announced in December” regarding the war in Afghanistan. (Today Show)

Video: Gates, Biden oversee U.S. handover ceremony in Iraq
U.S. forces officially stepped back into a supporting role and let Iraqis take the lead in their own security. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Untitled (Iraq) 2009
Bullet scored paraphernalia lie scattered in the dangerous wastes of central Iraq, evoking sculpture by Giacometti, Moore, Serra. Live and spent fire litter the surrounding landscape, creating an indelible image of the playfulness of destruction. The soundtrack invokes a roll of Iraqi place names, some of which are immediately recognizable

Video: Top general: Not clear yet if Iraq war was worth it
Gen. Odierno tells NBC’s Richard Engel that it will take three to five years to determine whether the war in Iraq was worth the sacrifice. (Today Show)

Video: Leaks reveal stunning details about civilian toll in Iraq
A massive leak of U.S. military information has stunning details about the deaths of civilians during the Iraq war. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)

Video: US formally ends 9-year Iraq war
US forces formally ended their nine-year war in Iraq with a low-key flag ceremony in Baghdad on Thursday. NBC’s Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Obama vows to leave Iraq on schedule
President Obama spent part of the day speaking about his plan to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq – a plan he says is on track, even as his approval rating on the wars takes a hit. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News)