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    Mitt Romney, Ronnie Milsap To Address 2010 Business Confrence  Nov 22, 2009
    Last week, Conference organizers announced that 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and academy-award winning actress Goldie-Hawn will also appear at the 2010 Conference alongside former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Second Lady Lynne Cheney, former First Lady Laura Bush, and impressionist Rich Little. Conference organizers will continue to announce the names of speakers confirmed to address the 2010 Conference in weeks to come. (KERO 23, CA)

    Atomic Watchdog: No Bark, No Bite  Nov 20, 2009
    In a New York Times interview earlier this year, he repeatedly called former Vice President Dick Cheney "Darth Vader.". He also fumed that "Israel would be utterly crazy to attack Iran," because it would "turn the region into a ball of fire and put Iran on a crash course for nuclear weapons with the support of the whole Muslim world.". (Investors Business Daily)

    Hudson: War in Afghanistan deserves more dithering  Nov 20, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an Oct. 23 speech, The White House must stop dithering while America s armed forces are in danger Forget the fact that the war s current troop levels and strategy were largely determined by the administration Cheney worked for. I say, dither on, President Obama. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)

    Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground?  Nov 19, 2009
    He stopped short of offering an unabashed defense of human rights the way Hillary Clinton did on her 1995 visit to China or a hard-line demand for democracy the way former Vice President Dick Cheney did in Lithuania in 2006. Instead, he has sought at every meeting to focus on common ground, hoping for what he once described as a clearing away of "old preconceptions or ideological dogmas" so that nations will be more likely "to cooperate than not cooperate.". (Time.com)

    Matalin: Palin's worlds collide  Nov 19, 2009
    She formerly held the White House positions of assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney. (CNN) -- In today's publishing market, "Going Rogue" is a fat book at 432 pages, at a high price point of $28. (CNN)

    David Rogers: Obama, forget the bow just order a bowl of soup  Nov 19, 2009
    It s true that during their visits to Japan, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. didn t bow to the emperor; neither did former Vice President Dick Cheney, who offered only a handshake. However, Richard Nixon did back in the early 70s, although admittedly looking a little more presidential while doing so. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)

    The best of bad options: more troops, but not 40,000  Nov 19, 2009
    Former vice president Dick Cheney leveled his best shot at Obama last month, insisting that the president was dithering while American troops were in jeopardy. Cheney s red-meat rhetoric wasn t echoed by many Republicans currently in office, a sign that some in the GOP, too, see the need for restraint in Afghanistan. (Boston Globe)

    Cheney: Obama Displayed Weakness With Bow  Nov 19, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney roundly criticized President Barack Obama this week, contending that the president's bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito signaled weakness. Cheney told Politico: "Our friends and our allies don't expect it, and our enemies see it as a sign of weakness.". (Newsmax)

    Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic?  Nov 19, 2009
    Dick Cheney, vice president (2001-2009). On the morning of 9/11, after the evacuation of the White House, Dick Cheney summoned his legal counsel, David Addington, to return to work ... Between 1989 and 1992, when Dick Cheney was the elder George Bush's secretary of defense, Addington served as his counsel. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)

    Cheney Endorses Hutchison  Nov 18, 2009
    Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dick Cheney. HOUSTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, picking sides in the volatile campaign for Texas governor, belittled Gov. Rick Perry as a "real talker" Tuesday and said U.S. Sen. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Cheney Throws His Support To Hutchison In Texas Governors Race  Nov 18, 2009
    Cheney Throws His Support To Hutchison In Texas Governors Race Former Vice President Dick Cheney was in Texas Tuesday as he threw his support to Republican Challenger Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison ... HOUSTON (November 17, 2009)--Former Vice President Dick Cheney stepped to the side of Republican U.S. Sen. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Palin Needs to Take Herself Seriously  Nov 18, 2009
    Telling lies, distorting the truth, being one of the nastiest people on earth (other than dick cheney). She needs to "grow a brain" and if she actually believes the garbage she "spews", then she needs serious mental help. (CBS News -- Politics)

    Another View: Obama must rethinkrethinking Afghanistan  Nov 18, 2009
    Three weeks ago, former Vice President Dick Cheney accused Obama of "dithering." At the time, the charge sounded premature and partisan -- but now some of Obama's own supporters have begun to wonder whether Cheney was right. Last week, the president's indecision became even more apparent after White House aides let it be known that he was asking the military for more "exit strategies" -- what one official called "off-ramps" -- in case things go badly. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    Poll: Most Americans say Palin not qualified to serve as president  Nov 17, 2009
    In the Bush administration, the number who thought Dick Cheney was qualified to be president dropped as the administration grew more unpopular. "Cheney's experience in office didn't change during that period -- attitudes toward the Bush/Cheney administration did," he says. (FOX19.com, OH)

    Obamas bow in Japan sparks some criticism  Nov 17, 2009
    Obama's bow was compared with photos of former Vice President Dick Cheney giving Akihito a straight-backed handshake and Gen. Douglas MacArthur standing with his hands on his hips next to Hirohito. Sign of respectState Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the bow was "a sign of respect to the emperor.". (MSNBC -- International)

    Obama's thinking too much  Nov 17, 2009
    Three weeks ago, former Vice President Dick Cheney accused Obama of "dithering." At the time, the charge sounded premature and partisan. Now, some of Obama's supporters have begun to wonder if Cheney was right. (Albany Times Union)

    Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow...  Nov 17, 2009
    Some conservative critics juxtaposed the image of Obama with one of former US vice president Dick Cheney, who greeted the emperor in 2007 with a firm handshake but no bow. "I'll bet if you look at pictures of world leaders over 20 years meeting the emperor in Japan, they don't bow," Kristol said. (The Drudge Report)

    Sarah Palin, Goldie Hawn To Speak At Business Conference  Nov 16, 2009
    Two weeks ago, former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Second Lady Lynne Cheney were confirmed as part of the 2010 Conference speaker lineup. Conference organizer George F. Martin explains the selection of Sarah Palin and Goldie Hawn: "Sarah Palin is one of the most talked-about figures in public life today. We believe that the 2010 Bakersfield Business Conference will play a special role in a national discussion about policy and principle leading up to the 2010 elections and Sarah Palin... (KERO 23, CA)

    Obama takes heat on Afghan timing...  Nov 16, 2009
    But former Vice President Dick Cheney has accused the president of dithering, and the military brass has used leaks to push for a quick decision, with the original hope that additional troops would be in place well before the traditional spring fighting season. In a tough column in Sunday s Los Angeles Times headlined Obama must rethink rethinking Afghanistan, Doyle McManus said the deliberations were starting to look like dangerous indecision : In George W. Bush, we had a president who shot... (The Drudge Report)

    * We win or we lose: Al Gores green blessing  Nov 15, 2009
    Hes also passionate about the potential psychological impact of Dscovr, the NASA satellite project he proposed while serving as Bill Clintons vice president (former vice president Dick Cheney mothballed the project; Obama has resurrected it). Among other things, it would provide a continuous view of the sunlit side of the Earth, available via the Internet X a sort of real-time version of the famous Earthrise photograph, serving as a constant reminder and update on the fragile state of our... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    OBAMA BOWS BEFORE JAPAN'S EMPEROR  Nov 15, 2009
    And we've added a file photo from 2007 of Vice President Dick Cheney greeting the Japanese Emperor at the same residence in a different fashion ... Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty; David Bohrer / White House (Vice President Dick Cheney is received by Emperor Akihito somewhat differently in 2007); Reuters (Obama bows to the king of Saudi Arabia earlier this year); U.S. Army Archives (Gen. (The Drudge Report)

    President trips up  Nov 13, 2009
    Vice President Dick Cheney would become president ... Look out, Vice President Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, et al.. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Man killed by Biden's Secret Service vehicles...  Nov 12, 2009
    Will this make the news as much as Dick Cheney's hunting accident that did not kill anyone ... I heard the driver was yelling 'Allah Akbar".....but seriously, the result will be a large civil settlement paying off the family to shut up and go away. There'll be no criminal charges or real investigation into whether they were obeying traffic laws etc.Agree with someone else who posted it's analogous to the car wreck of a Presidency Obama is turning out to be. qewrertf Nov 11, 2009 oh dear mom Nov... (The Drudge Report)

    Pop quiz: Who is the VP?  Nov 12, 2009
    UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Dick Cheney ... It's not Dick Cheney. (Fox News)

    Cheney says terror attack was 'act of war'  Nov 9, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Thursday ... Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 1:10 PM EST BENTON TOWNSHIP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's biggest worry is that President Obama's administration is going back to a failed manner of thinking about terrorism ... Frank wrote on Nov 6, 2009 6:20 PM:" Well the liberal creeps are out in force,Dick Cheney is a better patriot than all of you put together. He would be a much better leader than... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)

    Forum: Cheney's blurred memory shown with FBI interview  Nov 8, 2009
    Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and a cooperative judge, the 28-page summary of the FBI's 2004 interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney on the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson finally has come to light. It shows him to have done the political imitation of a rope-a-doping Muhammad Ali. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Cheers & Jeers  Nov 7, 2009
    Cheers to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who last Sunday was the special guest of the Platte Society, whose members all donate at least $500 annually to United Way of Natrona County. The event was held at the Wolcott Galleria. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence  Nov 7, 2009
    But what Krauthammer is really trying to do is elaborate on the Dick Cheney slur from last week: That Obama is "dithering" on Afghanistan, and he's "afraid" to make a decision. Again, coming from the neocon Iraq war boosters who countenanced the abandonment of the Afghan war to fight a pointless war in Iraq, the criticism is galling. (Salon)

    Cheney blasts probe of CIA interrogations  Nov 7, 2009
    - Former Vice President Dick Cheney held back no criticism Thursday of President Barack Obama, strongly questioning the administration's policy in Afghanistan and its approach to combating terrorism. Cheney, speaking to the Economic Club of Southwest Michigan, was harshest when addressing a Department of Justice investigation into so-called "enhanced interrogations" used by the CIA and military on detained suspected terrorists. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    The man who sold the war  Nov 7, 2009
    And in the summer of 2002, I think it was Aug. 26, Dick Cheney went to Nashville to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and gave a very bellicose speech in which he said flat-out, Saddam is two years away or so from having a nuclear weapon and there is "no doubt" that he has chemical and biological weapons ... "At the same time the administration releases the inspector general's report, it is also expected to release other CIA documents that assert the agency collected valuable intelligence through the... (Salon)

    Philip Maddocks: Google will offer humans their thoughts back in real time  Nov 6, 2009
    "If you are wondering when you first started thinking that President Obama may not be a citizen of this country, or when it was that you became convinced that former Vice President Dick Cheney has blood on his teeth, then this new Google product can help you, and it will help you in real time," Schmidt said. Asked about the sudden nature of the announcement of the roll out for its real-time thinking application, a Google spokesman for the company s Search Products said that deals between... (Wakefield Observer, MA)

    Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills  Nov 5, 2009
    The report, which House and Senate Democrats made public yesterday, gives a broad overview of questionable costs racked up by the energy conglomerate once led by Vice President Dick Cheney. Federal officials have also probed allegations that Halliburton executives have run up costs by staying at top-of-the-line hotels in Kuwait, that they have paid too much to import fuel, and that they've prepared thousands more meals than they've served. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)

    Halliburton's Higher Bill  Nov 5, 2009
    The company has been a lightning rod for criticism by administration foes who think Halliburton's high-level connections -- most notably its former chief executive, Dick Cheney, who is now vice president -- may have given it undue influence in winning sole-source business. Under the Army's previous order for logistics support, Halliburton was paid $6. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)

    Mullen: Obama has time to make decision on Afghanistan troops  Nov 5, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney called it "" and House minority leader John Boehner of Ohio said Obama has "no further pretext for " now that Afghanistan's election crisis has been solved. Democrat Rep. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Rush Limbaugh's Race Obsession  Nov 4, 2009
    Bob Schieffer spoke with former Secretary Of State Colin Powell about former Vice President Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh's comments doubting Powell's loyalty to the Republican Party. Video. (CBS News -- Opinion)

    Wyo Treasurer has lung cancer  Nov 4, 2009
    He is a longtime friend of former Vice President Dick Cheney and has escorted Cheney when he has visited the Wyoming Legislature in recent years. Posted in on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 12:00 am Updated: 7:18 pm. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Cheney Couldn't Recall Plame Details  Nov 3, 2009
    Alex Wong/Getty ImagesVice President Dick Cheney also canceled his appearance. Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way. (KCRA 3, CA)

    GOP victory Tuesday won't erase party's problems  Nov 3, 2009
    And one of the most unpopular politicians in recent times, former Vice President Dick Cheney, keeps popping up to attack Obama a reminder of the country's and the party's problems under Bush. What's more, the GOP's ranks are thinning: Only 32 percent of respondents called themselves Republicans in a recent AP-GfK survey compared with 43 percent who called themselves Democrats. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    President Obama, Time To Make a Decision  Nov 3, 2009
    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs blamed former Vice President Dick Cheney. Vice President Joe Biden blamed the generals for a bad military plan. (Townhall.com)

    Cheney Unsure of 72 Answers in FBI Probe  Nov 3, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney on CBS's Face the Nation on May 10 Karin Cooper / CBS / AP ... (WASHINGTON) Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way. (Time.com)

    South Lee County Mailbag  Nov 3, 2009
    Re: "Dick Cheney's apostles rewriting the Bible to their liking," Leonard Pitts Jr., Oct. 20. Apparently Leonard Pitts figures using Dick Cheney's name in the title of his columns attracts readers ... There is absolutely no evidence or basis to assert that there is an apostolic relationship between Dick Cheney and the evangelistic Christian conservatives, other than we know the former vice president is conservative politically and many evangelistic Christians are also. (The News-Press -- Opinion)

    Blunt-talking Biden plays a key role  Nov 3, 2009
    Obama knows Biden will tell him the unvarnished truth and not try to usurp his power, something critics charge did not happen between President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney ... "I like personally, but I really don't care what Dick Cheney thinks and I'm not sure a lot of Americans do," Biden said. (CNN)

    cloud over the vice president.  Nov 3, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Center For Security Policy dinner at Union Station in Washington. (Harper's Magazine)

    Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can't recall  Nov 2, 2009
    FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Center For Security Policy dinner at Union Station in Washington ... WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way. (Albany Times Union)

    Afghan candidate's exit complicates peace effort  Nov 2, 2009
    Oct. 21: Former vice president Dick Cheney accuses Obama of "dithering" over whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. Oct. 22: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs responds: "What Vice President Cheney calls dithering, President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform and to the American public." In an apparent reference to the Bush administration's actions on Iraq, Gibbs adds, "I think we've all seen what happens when somebody doesn't take that responsibility... (USA Today)

    Editorial: President must choose carefully  Nov 2, 2009
    It is not "dithering," in the words of former Vice President Dick Cheney, to stop, take a deep breath and do a cold, rational assessment of what are vital and peripheral U.S. interests in Afghanistan. This is no time to blindly up the ante, engaging in the sorts of gradual escalation that prolonged the inconclusive Vietnam War. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Cheney hazy on details of CIA case  Nov 2, 2009
    Dick Cheney says he doesn't remember playing a role in the eventual outing of a CIA agent ... FBI: Dick Cheney didn't remember details of CIA agent Valerie Plame's outing ... Washington (CNN) -- Former vice president Dick Cheney told a special prosecutor in 2004 that he had no idea who leaked the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame, according to newly released FBI documents. (CNN)

    Cheney Failed to Answer 72 FBI Questions  Nov 2, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he had no idea who released Plame's identity as a CIA agent ... (AP) Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way. (CBS News -- Entertainment)

    Patriot Act reform may be nearer  Nov 2, 2009
    After signing the massive piece of legislation into law on October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush and his attorneys general John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzalez (with considerable help from former Vice President Dick Cheney), tried repeatedly to expand its powers. They did this both by seeking to amend the Act directly, as well as through other legislative vehicles such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Obama's decision not likely before Nov.11  Nov 1, 2009
    Obama has faced criticism from Republican opponents, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, over his lengthy review of the strategy he put in place in March. Critics say he is being over-cautious and the delay in making an announcement on the way forward in Afghanistan is emboldening the Taliban. (AlertNet)

    Lived to see a lot  Nov 1, 2009
    The only timetable that is important to President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney is to remain in office until the end of their terms. The attitude of the majority of Americans toward the war is not important, the decrees of Congress are not important, the devastation to the country and population of Iraq is not important, the deaths and injury and suffering of U.S. soldiers and countless Iraqis is not important and the mass migration of refugees from Iraq to adjacent countries is not... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good?  Nov 1, 2009
    But the fact is this was ALL about enriching the war profiteers, and I am sure (as it sounds like you are) that it was Dick Cheney who came up with the plan ... While I would love to have Congress nail Dick Cheney to the wall (like one of his flea-bitten hunting trophies), I just don't see convincing evidence of an impeachable offense by either him or George Bush ... The sepulchral, doom-obsessed and megalomaniacal Dick Cheney's self-intrusion into the news last weekend was a nice demonstration... (Salon)

    Cheney to FBI: No idea who leaked Plame's identity  Nov 1, 2009
    WASHINGTON Citing faulty memory, former Vice President Dick Cheney told federal investigators in a 2004 interviewhe had no idea who revealed to reporters that Valerie Plame, the wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, Elizabeth, are greeted by the Rev. Ken Asel, left, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the memorial service for former Wyoming governor and U.S. Sen ... (AP Photo/Jackson Hole News Bradly J. Boner) FILE - In this... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Politics & Gov't  Nov 1, 2009
    Citing faulty memory, former Vice President Dick Cheney told federal investigators in a 2004 interview he had no idea who revealed to reporters that Valerie Plame, the wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA. ... Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Bartow Native Joins Jax Government Relations Firm  Nov 1, 2009
    Later, she served as a White House intern with Vice President Dick Cheney s Office of Domestic Policy in the spring of 2007. Ms. Wallace also has experience with grassroots campaigning as a former field representative for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)

    Sarah Palin inspires variations on book theme  Nov 1, 2009
    "It would seem to me that the book that's going to sell the best is the real Sarah Palin, not all the knockoff Sarah Palin," said Mary Matalin, a former adviser to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney and the editor-in-chief of Threshold Editions, whose authors include high-profile conservatives such as Mary Cheney, daughter of the former vice president. "I'm predicting it's going to be a whopping publishing success, a whopping publishing success," Matalin said. (Anchorage Daily News)

    * Dick Cheneys FBI interview released by watchdog group  Nov 1, 2009
    Dick Cheneys FBI interview released by watchdog group ... Former vice president Dick Cheney told the FBI that he had no idea who leaked information to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Big bank executives to meet with Fed  Oct 31, 2009
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.. "What Vice President Cheney calls dithering, President Obama calls his solemn responsibility to the men and women in uniform and to the American public," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    VP Biden: 'I don't care' what Cheney thinks  Oct 31, 2009
    The political chattering class might frequently solicit former Vice President Dick Cheney's thoughts on Afghanistan, but current VP Joe Biden stressed Friday that he was not among that group. When asked to respond to Cheney's criticism earlier this week that President Barack Obama was dithering and stalling his decision about troop levels in Afghanistan, Biden merely told CNN: "I like Dick Cheney personally, but I really don't care what Dick Cheney thinks.". (TheHill.com)

    Obama: The Vietnam moment...  Oct 31, 2009
    Seven years ago, Dick Cheney proclaimed: The Taliban is out of business, permanently. Last week, the former vice-president came close to accusing Barack Obama of lacking the guts to do what it takes to win the war against the very same Taliban. (The Drudge Report)

    Media shield bill compromise reached  Oct 31, 2009
    Cheney told FBI he didn t know ID of Plame leakerWASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in an interview in 2004 that he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. Cheney s chief of staff, I. Lewis Scooter Libby, was convicted of perjury, obstruction and lying to the FBI in the probe of who leaked Plame s identity to the news media. (Boston Globe)

    Liz Cheney Slams Obama's Dover Visit  Oct 31, 2009
    " Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, told Gibson: "I would also point out the best way to pay tribute to those who sacrifice is to win the war. " ? 2009 Newsmax. All rights reserved. | | Special Links: Newsmax.com America's News Page? 2009 Newsmax.com All Rights Reserved. (Newsmax)

    Cheney Said He Didn't Know Plame Leaker  Oct 31, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he had no idea who released Plame's identity as a CIA agent ... (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.. (CBS News)

    Obama seeks options on Afghan force levels  Oct 31, 2009
    Obama has come under criticism from Republicans, notably former vice president Richard B. Cheney, for deliberating so long, but his advisers have said he is determined to get the decision right rather than satisfy his critics. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- International)

    Obama discusses Afghan plan, may be near decision  Oct 31, 2009
    The president has dismissed charges from some conservatives, such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, that he has been dithering over what to do about the 8-year-old war while a Taliban offensive has continued apace and U.S. casualties have increased ... "I like Dick Cheney personally but I really don't care what Dick Cheney thinks. And I'm not sure a lot of Americans do. ... Look at the policy of neglect they left us in Afghanistan," he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Perry Gets Mississippi Governors Endorsement  Oct 30, 2009
    Kay Bailey Hutchison, whose campaign revealed this week that former Vice President Dick Cheney will endorse her candidacy. In Grapevine Thursday afternoon, Perry touted the endorsement of ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who will campaign for Perry in January. (KWTX.com, TX)

    PERRY/Gallo's radio family  Oct 29, 2009
    Twice he interviewed then Vice President Dick Cheney. "I don't think about the power or the person. I'm just inquisitive. I'm like a kid in the candy store that wants questions answered. It's a job I'm passionate about and I enjoy doing. You don't think about the person until later and when you see him in the Rose Garden with the President and you think, 'wow, I just spoke with him.'". (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)

    Do the Right Thing on Taxes  Oct 29, 2009
    "You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don't matter," Vice President Dick Cheney famously told George W. Bush's first Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill. Cheney, who rarely allows facts to get in the way of a good ideology, was retailing a myth. (Time.com)

    Afghan Strategy Emerges Ahead of Obama Decision  Oct 29, 2009
    Obama, after being accused of "dithering" by former vice president Dick Cheney, told a military audience in Florida that he would never "rush" the decision to ask Americans to risk their lives in a war half a world away. The latest attacks on US troops in Afghanistan, claimed by the Taliban, occurred a day after 14 US. soldiers and narcotics agents died in helicopter crashes, bringing to 53 the number of U.S. dead this month. (Newsmax)

    EUGENE ROBINSON: Can't split difference in Afghanistan  Oct 29, 2009
    The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long. ... Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win." ... The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Cheney To Campaign For Hutchison  Oct 29, 2009
    AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign for Texas governor at an event in Houston next month, Hutchison's campaign said Wednesday. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Click to read:On Afghanistan, a Decision Comes Slowly  Oct 29, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney and others have suggested the president is "," with Cheney arguing that "signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies and embolden our adversaries." Mr. Obama's former presidential rival, Sen. John McCain, shied away from that language but on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday, stating that "the sooner we implement the strategy, the more we will be able to ensure [American troops'] safety.". (CBS News)

    Bartow Native Joins Jax Government Relations Firm  Oct 29, 2009
    Later, she served as a White House intern with Vice President Dick Cheney s Office of Domestic Policy in the spring of 2007. Ms. Wallace also has experience with grassroots campaigning as a former field representative for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)

    Bill Maher’s Anti-Christian Shtick  Oct 29, 2009
    Maher s hatred for Christianity and Republicans like Sarah Palin and Vice President Dick Cheney has taken him and his show to a level unequaled elsewhere on television ... He derogatorily referred to Palin as a hockey mom who looked a lot like a stewardess, and said she was so na ve that she believed the job of the Vice President was to start wars, enrich [her] friends, subvert the Constitution, and shoot people in the face, thereby intimating that she would simply be Dick Cheney the second if... (Human Events Online)

    Who to root for in Afghanistan?  Oct 29, 2009
    Last week, former Vice President Dick Cheney proved he knows as much about Afghanistan as he did about Iraq ("we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators"), accusing Mr. Obama of "dithering" over the decision. Too many people continue to believe the neo-conservative nonsense that U.S. military might can triumph regardless of cultural and historical impediments and the vagaries of asymmetrical warfare. (Juneau Empire)

    Afghanistan haunted by Vietnam  Oct 28, 2009
    Dick Cheney said Obama is "dithering" over war strategy ... --Former Vice President Dick Cheney ... Former Vice President Dick Cheney said last week that Obama has failed to give troops on the ground a clear mission or defined goals and appeared "afraid to make a decision.". (CNN)

    Former US senator remembered at Jackson funeral  Oct 28, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney recalled Hansen as a man who fought hard, kept his word and earned the respect of those around him. "In Washington, a town notoriously tough on newcomers, Cliff proved himself not with big titles, or years of seniority, but with good judgment, integrity, reliability, and character," said Cheney, a former Wyoming congressman. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Afghan surge grows  Oct 28, 2009
    In addition, as Republicans criticize President Barack Obama for waiting to announce his troop decision former Vice President Dick Cheney recently accused him of dithering 58 percent of poll respondents say they support delaying a decision until after Afghanistans Nov. 7 runoff election and after the countrys political situation becomes clearer. I am optimistic that he and his generals are taking some time to actually think through this, said Andrew Maxwell of Los Angeles. (MSNBC -- International)

    Words of war  Oct 28, 2009
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney, for one, accuses Mr. Obama of dithering. Mr. Cheney goes right to the extreme, suggesting that the commander in chief's deliberations are adding to the danger confronting the 68,000 troops fighting a war that has all the trappings of a quagmire. (Albany Times Union)

    Halliburton's Higher Bill  Oct 28, 2009
    The company has been a lightning rod for criticism by administration foes who think Halliburton's high-level connections -- most notably its former chief executive, Dick Cheney, who is now vice president -- may have given it undue influence in winning sole-source business. Under the Army's previous order for logistics support, Halliburton was paid $6. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)

    Audit questions $1.4b in Halliburton bills  Oct 28, 2009
    The report, which House and Senate Democrats made public yesterday, gives a broad overview of questionable costs racked up by the energy conglomerate once led by Vice President Dick Cheney. Federal officials have also probed allegations that Halliburton executives have run up costs by staying at top-of-the-line hotels in Kuwait, that they have paid too much to import fuel, and that they've prepared thousands more meals than they've served. (Yahoo News -- Halliburton)

    Kerry argues for counter-insurgency lite  Oct 28, 2009
    Last week, former vice president Dick Cheney accused Obama of "dithering while America's armed forces are in danger", a charge that has since been taken up with enthusiasm by right-wing and neo-conservative hawks in congress and the media. In his remarks on Monday, Kerry took on Cheney directly, noting that it was the former vice president "who in 2002 told America that the Taliban regime is out of business, permanently". (Asia Times Online)

    Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision  Oct 27, 2009
    Last week, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Obama should stop "dithering while America's armed forces are in danger.". "It's time for President Obama to do what it takes to win a war he has repeatedly and rightly called a war of necessity," Cheney said. (Fremont Tribune, NE)

    State Budget Shortfalls Reveal Economic Fallacy  Oct 27, 2009
    Cesar Conda, formerly Assistant for Domestic Policy to Vice President Dick Cheney, is a Principal of Navigators LLC and an Editorial Advisory Board Member of the International Economy Magazine. TOWNHALL DAILY: and receive Townhall. (Townhall.com)

    Lummis: Obama needs to decide soon on Afghanistan  Oct 27, 2009
    Another Wyoming Republican, former Vice President Dick Cheney, said last week that the Obama administration is "dithering" in Afghanistan. Administration officials have said that what to do in Afghanistan is a more complex question than whether to send more troops. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

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