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BLITZER: The political world is certainly preoccupied right now with the 2012 presidential election, but one key player may be quietly looking ahead to the 2016 White House race. We're talking about the vice president, Joe Biden. Let's bring back our chief political correspondent, Candy Crowley, who had a chance to interview the vice president yesterday up in New Hampshire. What is going on over here? Why are we talking about 2016?</s>CROWLEY: Well, the short answer is because I asked. And you know Joe Biden so many years on the Hill, where I covered him, you've covered him. This is not a man who doesn't answer the question.</s>BLITZER: Right.</s>CROWLEY: You can generally get him to -- and the question was pretty simple. You're going to be 69 years old next year. Do you sometimes look at 2016? Here's what he had to say.</s>CROWLEY: I wonder, when you look around, if you ever thought, Four more years, 2016. Have you totally ruled that out in your head? You tried two times--</s>JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I've not -- look--</s>CROWLEY: -- to run for president.</s>BIDEN: I've not -- my one focus now is getting the president reelected. That is the focus. And I'll make up my mind on that later. I'm in one of the -- probably the best shape I've been in my life. I'm doing pretty well. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. And as long as I do, I'm going to continue to do it. We'll find out -- you know, let's get the president reelected.</s>BLITZER: That was intriguing, his answer there!</s>CROWLEY: As I reminded him, that's not exactly no. And he said, No, we'll get to that later. I want to get the president reelected. And clearly, he does love his -- this -- he really does -- he looks great. He sounds great. He seems to be enjoying--</s>BLITZER: He's been on fire these last few days!</s>CROWLEY: Yes. He has. He has. He's been a -- he's been a good spokesperson for this administration, out there fighting the good fight. And they will need him, as we know. But this is clearly not a man that has totally given up that dream, even though, obviously, if he's 69 next year, we're talking what, 73, 74--</s>BLITZER: Well, Ronald Reagan was in his 70s, right?</s>CROWLEY: Well, not when he -- not when first started running. I think he was, like, 69. But in any case, it would be slightly old. But he -- honestly, this is not a man who you would look and say, Oh, no, he'd be too old. He is fit and trim and out there fighting the good fight for the president.</s>BLITZER: Yes. He may have to challenge -- have a challenger. Hillary Clinton's going to be what, 68 years old in 2016.</s>CROWLEY: I think she's ruled it out. She sort of definitely has ruled it out. He's definitely not ruled it out.</s>BLITZER: Yes. Well, you know, people change their minds.</s>CROWLEY: They do!</s>BLITZER: And we've seen a lot of politicians change their minds.</s>CROWLEY: Yes, we have! We have.</s>BLITZER: Candy, thanks very much. Sunday morning, "</s>STATE OF THE UNION," 9: 00 AM Eastern, Candy Crowley's exclusive with the vice president, Joe Biden. We're looking forward to that, Candy. Thank you. The latest on Moammar Gadhafi's final moments. Was the dictator executed? We're going live to Libya when we come back.