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  • October 2008

    • 'Bullet' Mixes Rove-Style Bile, Gambling for Stretch Run

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 6, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      'Bullet' Mixes Rove-Style Bile, Gambling for Stretch Run

      (Newser) - While pundits might disagree about results, there’s no doubt John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin and his move to suspend his campaign over the bailout are huge gambles that can be traced to strategist Steve Schmidt, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nicknamed “Bullet” by strategist Karl Rove, Schmidt is recycling tactics he used in leading George W. Bush’s “war room” in 2004. More »

  • September 2008

    • Cheney Fails to Rally Troops Around Bailout

      Politico  |  Sep 24, 08 8:12 AM CDT

      Cheney Fails to Rally Troops Around Bailout

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney held court on Capitol Hill yesterday, hoping to convince House Republicans to support the Treasury’s $700-billion bailout plan. But the VP's once-considerable clout in Congress has dissipated, Politico reports; Republicans emerged from the two-hour, closed-door meeting calling it “a bloodbath” and “an unmitigated disaster.” More »

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      bailout  • Henry Paulson  • Dick Cheney  • Treasury Department  • House Republicans  • Treasury

    • Cheney Hits Hill to Rally GOP Support for Bailout

      Fox News  |  Sep 23, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Cheney Hits Hill to Rally GOP Support for Bailout

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney met with House Republicans today to try to shore up support for the administration’s financial bailout plan, Fox News reports. The plan faces considerable opposition from conservatives who are wary of what they see as a “socialist” solution and its huge price tag. "Cheney is going to walk into a firing squad," an aide to one tells Fox. "I hope he brought his hunting rifle." More »

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      Wall Street  • bailout  • Henry Paulson  • Dick Cheney  • shareholders  • House Republicans  • fiscal conservatives

    • Todd Palin Is Alaska's (Unelected) Cheney

      Salon  |  Sep 16, 08 6:07 PM CDT

      Todd Palin Is Alaska's (Unelected) Cheney

      (Newser) - Todd Palin isn’t just Alaska’s “First Dude,” Mike Madden reports in Salon—Sarah Palin’s husband plays a nebulous but obviously major role in her administration. Todd is involved in both personnel and legislative decisions, getting copied in on many official e-mails, and working directly with legislators. Some call him a “shadow governor,” and see a secretive inside operator not unlike Dick Cheney. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • Alaska  • Dick Cheney  • governor  • Todd Palin  • state governments  • secrecy

    • Cheney Sued to Expose Secrets

      Washington Post  |  Sep 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Cheney Sued to Expose Secrets

      (Newser) - A federal judge is being asked to prevent Dick Cheney from destroying or hiding what some believe are the administration's best kept secrets, reports the Washington Post. The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is calling for a court order to force the powerful vice president to preserve his papers for public access under the Presidential Records Act. The National Archives consider many VP records personal and not subject to the law. More »

    • Cheney, in Georgia, Rips 'Illegitimate' Russian Action

      Reuters  |  Sep 4, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Cheney, in Georgia, Rips 'Illegitimate' Russian Action

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney tore into Russia while speaking in Tbilisi today, Reuters reports, slamming its attempt to redraw Georgia's borders as a move that "cast grave doubt" on the reliability of Russia as an international partner. Cheney vowed the US would stand by Georgia, and the White House pledged $1 billion in aid on the eve of his visit. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • Dick Cheney  • Mikheil Saakashvili

    • Ex Halliburton Exec Pleads Guilty to $180M Bribery

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 4, 08 4:04 AM CDT

      Ex Halliburton Exec Pleads Guilty to $180M Bribery

      (Newser) - A fired Halliburton exec has pleaded guilty to bribing Nigerian government officials, the Wall Street Journal reports. Albert Stanley, CEO of KBR when it was a Halliburton subsidiary, faces up to 7 years in jail and a restitution payment of nearly $11 million. Stanley was appointed by Vice President Dick Cheney, and many of the bribes occurred when Cheney still ran Halliburton.  More »

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      Dick Cheney  • Nigeria  • bribery  • oil companies  • bribe  • KBR  • Halliburton

    • Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

      (Newser) - President Bush wants another $1 billion in economic aid for Georgia, the AP reports. An announcement is scheduled for later today, even as Vice President Dick Cheney is continuing a tour of former Soviet states that will take him to Georgia tomorrow. Meanwhile, a third US Navy ship entered the Black Sea today, with aid cargo destined for the region disrupted by recent fighting. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Georgia  • Dick Cheney  • humanitarian aid  • foreign aid

  • August 2008