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The Cheney Behind Cheney

VP's chief of staff is architect of some of his most extreme positions

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2007 3:19 PM CST

(Newser) – A new book by former Bush insider Jack Goldstein, The Terror Presidency, spotlights David Addington, the reclusive counsel and key player to Dick Cheney. Called "Cheney's Cheney" in some circles, Addington has designed some of the White House's most controversial policies, including rendition, warrantless...   Read full story »

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