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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Noah Rayman](https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Apr 17, 2014 1:01 PM UTC  by [Noah Rayman](https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Apr 17, 2014 1:01 PM UTC Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie welcomed Vice President Joe Biden to Instagram Thursday a day after Joe Biden[ made waves with his first selfie](https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/456614958105501698) that also starred President Barack Obama. “#tbts always trump #selfies,” Christie wrote in an Instragram post, a “Throwback Thursday” picture of himself and Biden from back in the day. The photo’s date was unclear, though the duo appear to be standing at their shared alma mater, the University of Delaware. 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