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  • June 2008

    • Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony

      Washington Post  |  Jun 27, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington has long lurked in the shadows of the Bush administration, building its view of the imperial presidency, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post . But yesterday, “Cheney’s Cheney” was forced to step into the light and testify before Congress—and he wasn’t pleased. “Addington’s unbridled hostility was live and unfiltered yesterday,” Milbank writes. More »

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      Congress  • Bush administration  • testimony  • David Addington

  • May 2008
  • December 2007

    • Bush Lawyers Talked to CIA About Tapes

      New York Times  |  Dec 19, 07 8:24 AM CST

      Bush Lawyers Talked to CIA About Tapes

      (Newser) - Alberto Gonzales and at least three other White House lawyers were involved in discussions with the CIA before the agency destroyed interrogation videotapes in 2005, the New York Times reports. Gonzales, Harriet Miers, David Addington, and John Bellinger all met with CIA officials, the Times says, based on interviews with current and former officials involved with the discussions. At least one source claims that some of them argued strongly in favor of destroying the tapes. More »

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      Bush administration  • Alberto Gonzales  • Harriet Miers  • CIA videotapes  • David Addington

  • November 2007

    • The Cheney Behind Cheney

      New York Review of Books  |  Nov 25, 07 3:19 PM CST

      The Cheney Behind Cheney

      (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 wiretapping, and the use of torture, the New York Review of Books reports. More »

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      Dick Cheney  • torture  • Lewis Scooter Libby  • David Addington

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