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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/17/2008
Cheney's Empire
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Hi Bart--excellent explication of your book that you provided. Just out of curiousity, I was once told that authors can take on the personas of their characters while writing biographies of them. Did you find yourself writing as much of the book as possible in a subterranean lair and ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
About that Cheney indictment...
— 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 ... (more) About that Cheney indictment...

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Texas grand Jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/19/2008
Texas grand Jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales
— 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 ... (more) Texas grand Jury indicts Cheney, Gonzales

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chron.com - 11/19/2008
Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales indicted in S. Texas | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
— chron.com — McALLEN — A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General... Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers. The indictment, which had ... (more) Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales indicted in S. Texas | ...

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Cheney! Duck!
Talking Points Memo — ... 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. ...

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