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One in Five Americans Call Cheney Worst VP Ever
One in five Americans think Vice President Dick Cheney is the worst vice president in U.S. history, a new poll has found. 23 percent of Americans told a CNN/Opinion Research poll that Cheney is the worst vice president, compared to past vice presidents. Conversely, one percent of those surveyed ...
Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in spying - Glenn Greenwald
Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in spying - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com — (updated below) Dick Cheney's interview yesterday with Fox's Chris Wallace was filled with significant claims, but certainly... among the most significant was his detailed narration of how the administration, and Cheney personally, told numerous ... (more) Cheney says top congressional Democrats complicit in ...
Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
nytimes.com — In admiration of straight talkers, let’s give credit to the nation’s most unpopular Republican, Dick Cheney, and... the nation’s most unpopular Democrat, Rod Blagojevich. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Popularity Isn’t Everything
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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