Published 1/11/2009
by edhornick
at CNN Political Ticker
Vice President Dick Cheney defends his administration's handling of the nation's financial crisis.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Appearing Sunday on the last broadcast of CNN's Late Edition, Vice President Dick Cheney defended the administration's handling of the recession and argued that its premature to call it the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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