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Cheney Wasn't Puppetmaster, Say Bush Aides

Members of inner circle rip beliefs about presidency as 'hooey'

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 2, 2009 5:32 AM CST

(Newser) – Popular beliefs about the Bush presidency are way off the mark, a pair of top advisers who served throughout the administration tell the Washington Post. The idea that Vice President Dick Cheney wielded unprecedented power and pulled the strings on Bush's foreign policy is "... Read full story »

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Cheney Wasn't Puppetmaster, Say Bush Aides

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