tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/17/2008
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Let me just say to begin with that it is flattering and daunting, in more or less equal parts, to talk about my new book on Vice President Cheney with four of its published critics: Jacob Heilbrunn in the NYT Book Review , Steve Clemons in the American Conservative , David Greenberg in Slate ...
chron.com - 11/18/2008
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chron.com —
McALLEN, Texas A South Texas grand jury has
indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers. The indictment ...
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Vice president, former AG, state senator indicted | AP ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
ABOUT THAT CHENEY INDICTMENT.... At first blush, the
headline looked pretty extraordinary: "Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney,
Gonzales on Charges Related to Prisons." Wait, Dick Cheney's been indicted? It sounded too good to be true, in large part ...
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About that Cheney indictment...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
Vice President Dick Cheney (CNN) — A grand
jury in south Texas indicted Vice President Dick Cheney
and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on separate charges related to alleged prisoner abuse in federal detention centers, Willacy County ...
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Texas grand Jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales
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Talking Points Memo —
... Washington Independent and former TPM reporter and blogger; Jacob Heilbrunn, senior editor at the National Interest and author most recently of They Knew They were Right: The Rise of Neocons; David Greenberg, writer and associate professor of Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University, "History Lesson" columnist for Slate; and Steve Clemons, political blogger and Director of the American Strategy Program and the New America Foundation.
Here's Gellman's post kicking off the discussion. And here's Heilbrunn's first response. ...
Across the great divide
Power Line —
... Book Club. In addition to Bart, the other participants are Jacob Heilbrunn, Steve Clemons, Spencer Ackerman, and David Greenberg -- in short an eclectic group of Cheney-bashers. I'm reminded of the Charles Bronson line in "The Magnificant Seven" --"I admire your notion of fair odds mister."
Actually, with apologies to Bronson, it's not my intention to debate the Cheney vice presidency; rather I plan to focus on Bart's book. Of course, the two are intertwined.
Here is Bart's initial post.
Here is mine.
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