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joshuapundit.blogspot.com - 12/26/2008
Cheney Slaps Biden Upside The Head.....
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I absolutely loved this, on several levels. With around a month to go until he retires, Vice President Dick Cheney decided it was time for a little payback to VP elect Joe Biden . In a FOX news interview, VP Cheney was asked about Biden's oft quoted remark that "Vice President Cheney has been ...

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murraywaas.crooksandliars.com - 12/23/2008
Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI
— murraywaas.crooksandliars.com — Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a still-highly confidential FBI report, admitted to federal investigators that he rewrote talking points for the press in July 2003 that made it much more likely that the role of then-covert CIA-officer Valerie ... (more) Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak ...

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Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy and vice versa. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
slate.com - 12/23/2008
Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy and vice versa. - By Dahlia Lithwick - ...
— slate.com — Dick Cheney. Click image to expand. Dick Cheney In an ever-escalating game of chicken between the executive branch and the rest of the world, Vice President Dick Cheney wants you to understand that he has done nothing wrong over the past eight years. ... (more) Dick Cheney's unique gift for making hard questions easy ...

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Cheney: ‘I Don’t Have Any Idea’ Why People Don’t Like Me
thinkprogress.org - 12/29/2008
Cheney: ‘I Don’t Have Any Idea’ Why People Don’t Like Me
— thinkprogress.org — Only 29 percent of Americans approve of the job Dick Cheney is doing as Vice President. In an interview with his hometown Wyoming newspaper , The Caspar Star-Tribune, Cheney expressed his bewilderment over his low approval numbers: QUESTION: How do ... (more) Cheney: ‘I Don’t Have Any Idea’ Why People Don’t Like Me

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