WINSTON-SALEM — Vice President Joe Biden today told Wake Forest graduates that history is theirs to change.

"As corny as it sounds, this really is your moment," he said. "History is yours to bend."

Biden spoke on a brisk, sunny morning to 1,500 graduates and a crowd estimated at more than 10,000. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree, Jim Morrill reports.

Unlike President Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame Sunday, Biden attracted no protesters. In his 30-minute speech, he urged the graduates to help bring fundamental changes in the world.

"You graduates give hope that we will not only survive today but thrive tomorrow," said Biden, wearing a black robe. "We're either going to fundamentally revive our economy or we’re going to fall behind."

It was Biden's third visit to North Carolina in recent weeks, a fact not lost on Republicans.

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