Dick Cheney Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Dick Cheney.
Recent leak cases and First Amendment battles
Government information leaks and collisions with the media date back decades and decades. Think back to the Pentagon Papers. In the early 1970s, the Justice Department went to court to prevent further publication in The New York Times of portions of a top-secret study, dubbed the Pentagon Papers, which was ...
Ex-chef to Va. governor central in political drama
When he was hired in 2010 as chef at Virginia's historic Executive Mansion, Todd Schneider came with celebrity cachet, claiming connections to cooking world stars such as Martha Stewart and Paula Deen. And when a cable channel toured the governor's mansion, Schneider was cast as co-star to first lady Maureen ...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
First Boston, then New York? Police say bomb suspects targeted Times Square for attack NEW YORK (AP) — Armed with a pressure-cooker explosive and five pipe bombs, the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing made a spur-of-the-moment decision last week to give the Big Apple a taste of their mayhem, ...
Presidents praise George W. Bush at new library
Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor's strength and resolve after Sept. 11, calling Bush a "good man" who faced the storm head on. ...
Police detain protesters outside Bush library
Police have detained at least three people during a protest march in Dallas near the dedication site of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The three people were placed in patrol cars Thursday as about 200 people marched and chanted near the campus of Southern Methodist University. At least two ...
Carville and Matalin working on joint memoir
James Carville and Mary Matalin, political rivals and personal bedfellows, are collaborating on a book in which they will again agree to disagree. The longtime strategists have a deal with Blue Rider Press for a memoir with the working title "You Can Go Home Again." Officials with Blue Rider, an ...
Former VP Cheney Backs Whitman In Governor's Race
Former vice president Dick Cheney has endorsed Meg Whitman in the Republican gubernatorial primary, saying she can do for California "what Ronald Reagan did for America."Cheney's endorsement came in an op-ed column published Sunday in the Orange County Register.He says the former eBay chief executive's commitment to tax cuts for ...
White House: Cheney Almost As Popular As Limbaugh
The White House says former Vice President Dick Cheney is the second most popular member of the "Republican cabal," behind only talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday brushed off Cheney's criticism of President Barack Obama's new administration. Cheney said Sunday that Obama's decisions are threatening ...
Cheney: Don't Blame Bush Team For Economic Woes
Don't blame the Bush administration for all the country's economic problems.That's the message from former Vice President Dick Cheney.President Barack Obama constantly talks about the enormous economic troubles that he inherited when he took office in January. Cheney agrees that Obama did indeed came into power amid very difficult economic ...
Cheney In Wheelchair For Inauguration
Vice President Dick Cheney has arrived at the U.S. Capitol in a wheelchair for the inauguration of Barack Obama. Cheney was wheeled out behind President George W. Bush to take his place alongside dignitaries that included former Vice Presidents Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale. The White House says ...
Cheney Experiences Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Vice President Dick Cheney experienced an abnormal heart beat on Wednesday morning and will see doctors to "restore his normal rhythm" -- the second time in less than a year that he will have the procedure. Cheney, 67, canceled a campaign event he was scheduled to attend Wednesday in Homer ...
Cheney Wanted Cuts In Climate Testimony
Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA official maintains. When six pages were cut from testimony on ...
Bush To Undergo Colonoscopy; Cheney To Be In Charge
President Bush will undergo a routine colonoscopy Saturday and temporarily hand presidential powers over to Vice President Dick Cheney, White House press secretary Tony Snow said. Snow told reporters Friday that Bush will have the procedure done at his Camp David, Md., mountaintop retreat. The last time Bush had colon ...
Cheney Unharmed In Afghani Suicide Bomb Attack
A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23 people and wounding 20. Cheney was unhurt in the attack, which was claimed by the Taliban and was the closest that militants ...
Pelosi Fires Back After Cheney Criticizes Dems
Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday harshly criticized Democrats' attempts to thwart President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq, saying their approach would "validate the al-Qaida strategy." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fired back that Cheney was questioning critics' patriotism. "I hope the president will repudiate and distance himself from the vice ...
Cheney In Northern California To Campaign For GOP Candidates
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Monday in Sacramento to begin a two-day tour designed to boost the campaigns of three Republican congressional candidates facing challenges in next month's primary election. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, were met at Sacramento International Airport by Rep. John Doolittle, R-Rocklin, state Sen. Sam Aanestad, ...
Cheney Violated Cardinal Hunting Rule In Accident
Vice President Dick Cheney apparently broke the No. 1 rule of hunting: Be sure of what you're shooting at. He also violated Texas game law by failing to buy a required hunting stamp. Cheney wounded fellow hunter Harry Whittington in the face, neck and chest Saturday, apparently because he didn't ...
Cheney Had Met Edwards Before Debate
Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday night that the debate with Democratic Sen. John Edwards marked the first time they had met. In fact, the two had met at least three times previously. 2004 DEBATES Final Pres. Debate: Video: Fiscal Responsibility | Pressure On Troops | Minimum Wage | Better ...
Kerry Challenges Cheney For Dodging The Draft
Fighting back, Democratic Sen. John Kerry called President Bush "unfit to lead this nation" because of the war in Iraq and his record on jobs, health care and energy prices.He lashed out at the incumbent and Vice President Dick Cheney for avoiding service in the Vietnam War. "I'm not going ...
Oakland 12-Year-Old Calls For Cheney Time-Out
Twelve-year-old Ilana Wexler had some advice for Vice President Dick Cheney: You need a timeout. The Democrats loved it. Video On Demand: Oakland 12-Year_Old Calls For A Vice Presidental Timeout Video On Demand: Oakland 12-Year-Old Ilana Wexler Talks About Her Convention Speech Wexler, who founded a grassroots group called kidsforkerry.org, ...
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