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Cheney FBI interview: 72 times of can't recall

Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way.

Cheney to campaign for Hutchison in Texas

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will throw his support behind U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign for Texas governor.

Obama considering scaled-down Afghan war plan

President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say.

Cheney: Stop the 'dithering' as troops face danger

Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday night accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win."

Judge orders release of Cheney interview with FBI

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the FBI must publicly reveal much of its notes from an interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.

Cheney undergoes elective back surgery

Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent elective back surgery Thursday, a procedure his office said "went well."

Cheney gets praise and protest at Wyoming event

Praise and protest greeted former Vice President Dick Cheney as he visited his alma mater Thursday for the dedication of a new international center bearing his name.

White House: Cheney wrong on interrogations policy

The White House says former Vice President Dick Cheney has his facts wrong on the Obama administration's policies for terror detainee interrogations.

Cheney says he and Bush disagreed at times

Did they disagree on national security policy decisions? Certainly. But was Dick Cheney frustrated or even disappointed when overruled by his boss, President George W. Bush? Not at all, the former vice president says.

Cheney says politics behind CIA probe at Justice

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department's decision to investigate whether CIA interrogators abused terror suspects detained after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Cheney: CIA tactics saved lives, led to captures

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the CIA's interrogations of terror suspects "saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks."

Clarification: BC-US--Obit-Novak

In an Aug. 18 obituary about columnist Robert Novak, The Associated Press reported that Novak's column identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative and the investigation into that disclosure led to the conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. The story should have stated that Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to investigators, not for being the source of the leak to Novak.

Report: Cheney felt Bush stopped taking his advice

Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes his old boss, President George W. Bush, gradually turned away from his advice during their second term in the White House, showing a surprising independence as he started taking more flexible positions on a range of issues, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Liz Cheney refuses to discuss veep's role in CIA

Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz said Tuesday she doesn't believe her father did anything wrong in connection with a secret CIA operation that officials have said was designed to capture and kill al-Qaida figures.

Calls grow for probe of CIA plan for al-Qaida hits

Congressional demands for an investigation grew on Monday over new disclosures that a secret CIA program to capture or kill al-Qaida leaders was concealed from Congress for eight years, perhaps at the behest of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Durbin: Probe possible Cheney concealment

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin says Congress should investigate whether former Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the Bush administration ordered the CIA to conceal the existence of a counterterrorism program.

AP sources: Cheney told CIA not to discuss program

Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak

Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing.

AP Exclusive: Dick Cheney working on memoir

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a book deal with a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster and said he hopes readers of all ideologies will be interested in his story. The memoir by Cheney, widely considered the most powerful vice president in history, is expected to be published in Spring 2011, a few months after President George W. Bush's book comes out.

Judge to review Cheney interview in CIA leak case

A federal judge said Thursday that he wants to look at notes from the FBI's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.

CIA defends Panetta remarks about Cheney

The CIA said Tuesday that its director, Leon Panetta, does not believe former Vice President Dick Cheney wants the U.S. to be attacked again.

CIA head says Cheney almost wishing US be attacked

CIA Director Leon Panetta says former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism of the Obama administration's approach to terrorism almost suggests "he's wishing that this country would be attacked again, in order to make his point."

Cheney's secret briefings defended interrogations

Dick Cheney as vice president conducted secret briefings for lawmakers in 2005 aimed at defending harsh interrogations as their methods were coming under congressional scrutiny, according to current and former government officials.

Cheney on gay marriage: 'Freedom for everyone'

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday he supports gays being able to marry but believes states, not the federal government, should make the decision.

National security adviser: US safer under Obama

President Barack Obama's national security adviser laid out a sweeping rebuttal Wednesday to former Vice President Dick Cheney's charge that America is less safe under the new administration.

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Stewart on Cheney: Is our Dick going soft?
Source: Raw Story

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart finds it "very sad" that former Vice President Dick Cheney seems to be suffering from signs of premature senility.

Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can t recall
Source: Yahoo! News

Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way.

Craig Ferguson: Cheney Ogled My Wife's Breasts
Source: The Huffington Post

Late-night comic Craig Ferguson had to hold his tongue about the Bush administration during his performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2008.

22 Things Dick Cheney Can't Recall About the Plame Case
Source: MotherJones.com

Notes from former Vice President Dick Cheney's interview with the FBI about the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert CIA identity were finally released on Friday afternoon after a lengthy legal battle.

BREAKING: Cheney FBI Interview Notes Released
Source: Firedoglake

In May of 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney was questioned by federal investigators about his role in the leak of Valerie Plame's identity. Today, in response to a court order resulting from a suit brought by CREW, notes from that interview were finally released.

Jon Stewart Blasts Dick Cheney for Dithering about Afganistan
Source: The Daily Show

Dick Cheney has been criticizing Obama for "dithering" a few weeks before he makes a decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, but as it turns out, he and the Bush administration did not review their strategy in Afghanistan until they were packing up to leave th …

George Will To Dick Cheney: Maybe You Should Have Dithered a Little
Source: belowthebeltway.com

Late last week former Vice-President Cheney lashed out at the Obama Administration and accused them of dithering on the Afghan War: [video] On today’s This Week, George Will came up with the only appropriate response: [video] WILL: Well, also, a bit of dithering might …

Biden Dismisses Cheney's Criticisms
Source: The New York Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a blunt response on Friday to the latest broadsides from former Vice President Dick Cheney: "Who cares?"

Matthews: 'What G--D--- Award' Does Dick Cheney Deserve?
Source: newsbusters.org

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's go back to David Corn [of the leftist Nation mag].

Congressman says Cheney has 'blood that drips from his teeth'
Source: Raw Story

The Democrats' newest quote machine was in fine form Thursday, suggesting that former Vice President Dick Cheney is a vampire.

Retired U.S. General – Who Served in Iraq – calls Dick Cheney an "Incompetent War Fighter"
Source: newsvideoclip.tv

Retired U.S. General Paul Eaton who served more than 30 years in the U.S. Army and helped train Iraq's military between 2003 and 2004 called former Vice President Dick Cheney an "incompetent war fighter.

White House rejects Cheney's war criticism
Source: msnbc.com

The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.

White House nixes Cheney's charges on Afghanistan - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

White house refused Dick Cheney's criticism to Obama decision which take long time. Supposedly Obama should add the troops immediately as Mc Chrystal required. I think Dick Cheney must be confused to if he was a president. The Afghanistan situation is very hard, said Mc Chrystal.

Guess Who's Back… Cheney? Yes!

Dick is back… again. He can't believe anyone could possibly run two wars without having Richard Bruce Cheney by their side, seeking his sagely counsel at every turn… let alone outsourcing the entire operation to him altogether.

Cheney falsely accuses Obama of 'libel' - torture not torture, and to refer it to as such is libelous
Source: Raw Story

"In the speech, Mr. Cheney charged that President Obama has 'filled the air with vague and useless platitude' when talking about torture and by calling enhanced interrogation techniques 'torture" he has committed 'libel' against CIA interrogators whom Mr.

Gen. Eaton: Dick Cheney Was "Incompetent War Fighter"
Source: National Security Network

Retired General Eaton blasts Dick Cheney as an "incompetent war fighter, following Cheney's charge that Obama Administration is "dithering." Maybe we should send Cheney over Afghanistan to personally take on the Taliban, and let him stay until he finishes the job this time.

Now, a Cheney surge: Blasts Obama for Afghan 'dithering,' delays and indecision | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

With public support for the Afghan conflict melting and approval of the president's job as commander in chief waning, two top Barack Obama aides -- senior advisor David Axelrod and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel -- went on the TV talk shows Sunday and used very similar words to expl …

Cheney: Stop 'dithering' on Afghanistan troops
Source: msnbc.com

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has accused the White House of dithering over the strategy for the war in Afghanistan and urged President Barack Obama to "do what it takes to win."

To al-Qaeda's Cheers: Dick Cheney Is Running, Will Be the 2012 Republican Nominee
Source: The Huffington Post

Dick Cheney is running. Consider this: instead of returning to Wyoming to spend time with his family as he repeatedly said he would, Cheney has remained in the DC area.

Why I feel the way I do ...

I grew up on the lower east side of Detroit, in 1967. We were fairly well off but I saw abject poverty everyday. A picture of the corner store that I went to just about every day was on the front page of the Detroit News, in flames.

Michael Moore's sells out to the Obama agenda on Huffington Post article

I take offense at Michael Moore's attempt to facilitate the establishment's NWO agenda and ingratiate himself with the Obama administration,trying to draw us in to his mindset of subservience with the propaganda article he wrote:

Liz Cheney's group 'Keep America Safe' takes on 'radical' White House
Source: Politico

excerpt: "" Former Vice President Dick Cheney's eldest daughter Liz will launch a new group aimed at rallying opposition to the "radical" foreign policy of the Obama administration which it says has succeeded only in undermining the nation's security. ""

Liz Cheney Is the New Dick
Source: Arts & Living from Newser

Who's the most venomous and pernicious person in American life today? That person who, without an iota of irony or self-dramatizing exaggeration (Rush Limbaugh, in that sense, is rather a kitten), really believes the nation has descended into a malignant state and can only be s …

Despite What Cheney Says, Is Obama Scoring Wins Against al-Qaida? -- Politics Daily
Source: Politics Daily

On Tuesday, President Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center outside Washington and declared that "because of our efforts" al-Qaida and its allies have "lost operational capacity." He cited recent arrests of terrorist suspects in Colorado, New York, Illinois, and Texa …

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