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Dick Cheney on the Attack
abcnews.go.com - 6/8/2009
Dick Cheney on the Attack
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney may have largely stayed under the radar during his time in the Bush administration, but he is not going softly into that good night, seemingly launching a one-man campaign to fight for his legacy and -- in his view -- the safety of the nation. Cheney has taken ...
Cheney and Pelosi Have Poor Ratings in Common
gallup.com - 6/5/2009
Cheney and Pelosi Have Poor Ratings in Common
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Vice President Dick Cheney have little in... common politically, but they receive almost identical image ratings from the American public. According to a May 29-31 Gallup Poll, 37% of ... (more) Cheney and Pelosi Have Poor Ratings in Common

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journalism.org - 6/4/2009
Dick Cheney - A Bigger Newsmaker Out of Office | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
— journalism.org — 133 - Number of stories with Cheney as lead newsmaker since Obama’s inauguration. On May 21, former... Vice President Dick Cheney virtually shared equal media billing with President Barack Obama as they delivered dueling speeches on national security. ... (more) Dick Cheney - A Bigger Newsmaker Out of Office | ...

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usnews.com - 6/3/2009
Cheney for President in 2012? Republicans Have No One Else - Peter Roff (usnews.com)
— usnews.com — The sudden re-emergence on the political scene of former Vice President Dick Cheney is somewhat puzzling. Why... would a man who has occupied positions of authority in Congress and the White House, been a success in business, and has a wife who works ... (more) Cheney for President in 2012? Republicans Have No One ...

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Does Gitmo detainee think he was tortured? ""I don't think. I'm sure"
The Political Carnival — By GottaLaff Paddy touched on this report in her links post. Here are the details, and as you would expect, they are not pretty: Held Seven Years, Former Aid Worker Tells ABC News He Was Tortured: For 7½ years, Lakhdar Boumediene was known ...

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The Moderate Voice — In October 2001, an Algerian relief worker, employed by the Red Crescent Society, was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where he lived with his wife and two young daughters. He was accused of being involved in plots to blow up the U.S. and British embassies in Sarajevo. Despite his consistent, repeated, and forceful assertions that he knew nothing about the conspiracy and had done nothing illegal, the Bosnian police arrested him, but even after an extensive search of his car, his home, his office, and his personal belongings, they could find nothing incriminating, and a Bosnian judge ordered him to be released. But ...

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