Archives: Dick Cheney
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July 2008
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Bush can get away with it
| July 31, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesEven war criminals have fan clubs. On Tuesday, 15,000 people in Belgrade, Serbia, protested the transfer of indicted war criminal Radovan... more
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Barack Obama's family tree finds a better gunslinger than Dick Cheney...
Barack Obama says family legend lists Wild Bill Hickock as an ancestor. With Dick Cheney in the same tree, he might want to leave guns alone... more
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The putsch that imperiled America
| July 30, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesAreport released Tuesday by the Justice Department has documented the Bush administration's unprecedented -- and illegal -- effort to politicize... more
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Showing His Dark Side
From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | July 28, 2008by Chris Bodenner A group of disabled vets revoked an invitation to Dick Cheney in response to his "Draconian and unreasonable" security demands... more
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Today in Congress/Viewing notes on Kucinich's hearing
From Daily Kos | July 25, 2008The House is not in session today, but the big goings-on will be in the House Judiciary Committee. Watch online Listen online Today's the... more
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First ‘W’ Images Emerge From Oliver Stone’s Biopic
From Access Hollywood | July 25, 2008Access Hollywood has your first look at images from Oliver Stone’s “W.”From Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, to Richard Dreyfuss as Dick... more
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New NBC/WSJ Poll Out Tonight
From MyDD | July 23, 2008The new poll drops at 6:30ET tonight, and First Read is teasing this snippet early: With the news that Iraq's prime minister wants the US... more
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Marty Kaplan: Beyond Sicko
From Huffington Post | July 21, 2008Because this was happening a short taxi ride from the White House, I half expected someone from Dick Cheney's office to burst in at any... more
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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday, July 18, 2008
From CNN Political Ticker | July 18, 2008Compiled by Mary Grace Lucas CNN Washington Bureau CNN: ‘Two oil men' to blame for high gas prices, Pelosi says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... more
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House Panel Postpones Mukasey Contempt Vote
From CQ Politics | July 16, 2008A House panel postponed a vote Wednesday on whether to cite Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey for contempt for failing to produce FBI reports... more
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JibJab satirizes election with new video
From The Swamp | July 16, 2008by Katie Fretland JibJab has come up with an animated parody of the 2008 election, featuring John McCain, Barack Obama, George Bush, Dick... more
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Bush keeps Cheney's CIA leak interview under wraps
From CNN Political Ticker | July 16, 2008President Bush used executive privilege to avoid turning over FBI interviews with Vice President Cheney. WASHINGTON (CNN) – President... more
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Patrick Leahy Hasn’t Seen a PG-13 Movie in a Long Time
From NY Mag - Culture Vulture | July 14, 2008Photo: Getty Images "No, I wasn't visualizing Dick Cheney. They can't use that dialogue in a PG-13 movie." —Patrick Leahy on his cameo... more
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Tony Snow, Dick Cheney, and Bush
From The Corner | July 14, 2008My story on the legacy of Tony Snow at the White House is here. As I was writing it last night, I went over the day's commentary about Tony... more
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Lobbyist: $200K gift to Bush library helps
From The Swamp | July 13, 2008by Mark Silva Stephen Payne, a significant fundraiser for President Bush's election and reelection campaigns, certainly didn't know he... more



