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Today in The Nation: Cheney's Legacy of Deception
thenation.com - 1/5/2009
Today in The Nation: Cheney's Legacy of Deception
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Robert Scheer In the end, the shame of Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting. The Push for More Midnight Regulations Bush's Battle for Executive Power

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The Republic of T.:  Digest for December 11th through January 5th

thehill.com - 1/7/2009
Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’
— thehill.com — Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday. In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and ... (more) Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’

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newsweek.com - 1/11/2009
Obama's Cheney Dilemma | Newsweek Politics
— newsweek.com — Dick Cheney , who will step down as vice president on Jan. 20, has been widely portrayed as a creature of the dark side, a monstrous figure who trampled on the Constitution to wage war against all foes, real and imagined. Barack Obama was elected ... (more) Obama's Cheney Dilemma | Newsweek Politics

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Cheney: No One Could Have Predicted The Financial Crisis, Just As No One Foresaw 9/11
thinkprogress.org - 1/10/2009
Cheney: No One Could Have Predicted The Financial Crisis, Just As No One Foresaw 9/11
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday in an interview with the Associated Press’s Deb Reichmann, Vice President Cheney repeatedly insisted that no one anticipated the looming U.S. financial crisis. “I don’t think anybody saw it coming,” he said. He then ... (more) Cheney: No One Could Have Predicted The Financial ...

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