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Rove: Joe Biden Is Trying To Acquire More Power Than Dick Cheney
thinkprogress.org - 12/24/2008
Rove: Joe Biden Is Trying To Acquire More Power Than Dick Cheney
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In a recent interview, Joe Biden recounted how he told President-elect Obama that as vice president, he would like to be involved “in every important decision you’ll make, every critical decision , economic and political as well as foreign policy.” Yesterday, on Fox News, Karl ...

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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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Poll: 23 percent say Cheney worst vice president ever
cnn.com - 12/23/2008
Poll: 23 percent say Cheney worst vice president ever
— cnn.com — Vice President Dick Cheney says he's comfortable with his accomplishments and isn't troubled by his ratings. (more) Poll: 23 percent say Cheney worst vice president ever

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