FEC fines Biden for illegal campaign contributions <CITE>The Upshot – <ABBR class=timedate title=2010-07-18T07:42:27-0700>Sun Jul 18, 10:42 am ET</ABBR> </CITE> <!-- end .hd -->Federal election officials have fined Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign more than $219,000 to cover excessive contributions and shoddy record-keeping during his 2008 bid for the Democratic nomination. A report prepared in April but only approved Friday by the …