politicsdaily.com - 5/16/2009
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If you first came to this country, say, sometime in the last five years, and are interested in politics, you might be a bit overwhelmed at the universal revulsion expressed in the media and among Democrats -- not exactly two warring camps -- directed at the personage of former Vice President ...
weeklystandard.com - 5/14/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
The Obama administration has turned down former Vice
President Dick Cheney’s request for the declassification of two
CIA reports on the effectiveness of the Agency’s detainee program, THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned. A letter dated May 7, 2009, from ...
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Obama Administration to Cheney: Request Denied
nationaljournal.com - 5/15/2009
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nationaljournal.com —
Click here to see how prominent political bloggers
responded to these questions. Q: Has Dick Cheney helped
or hurt the Republican Party since leaving office? Democrats (103 votes) Helped 6 percent Hurt 92 percent Both; neither; time will tell ...
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National Journal Magazine - Political Insiders Poll
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/14/2009
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com —
This is a guest post that Steve Clemons
is sharing at TPMCafe written by Col. Lawrence B.
Wilkerson, former chief of staff of the Department of State during the term of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Lawrence Wilkerson is also Pamela Harriman ...
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The Truth About Richard Bruce Cheney
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Getting Cheney
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... stands for, BTW. Not a lot of “Z” names out there. “Z” as in “Zzzzzzzzz,” maybe. Is there a precedent in American history for a former veep of a party in disarray wreaking such havoc in the opposite camp? OK, here’s a Cheney critic who disgrees with him on several major aspects of Cheney’s veephood, with deep respect for his character and his reasons, and with nothing but disdain and scorn for the rest of Cheney’s critics. Carl Gannon takes a stab at understanding Cheney at Politics Daily . It is a must read. The words “House Speaker” and “Nancy Pelosi” also don’t appear ...
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