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Grand Vizier Cheney

"[Y]ou can always tell when the republicans are restless - because the Vice President's motorcade pulls into the Capitol. Darth Vader emerges. And honestly I’m not invited to their meetings I don’t know what he says or does." - Hillary Clinton

He's the power (and some would say) the brains behind the presidency of George W. Bush. But what do we really know about Dick Cheney? And when did we know it? ... and who did we tell?

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  • 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 »

    • 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 »

    • 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 »

  • 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 »

    • McClellan to Testify on Plamegate Claims

      Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 7:04 PM CDT

      McClellan to Testify on Plamegate Claims

      (Newser) - Scott McClellan agreed today to testify about Dick Cheney's role in leaking the name of a CIA agent, the AP reports. In a hearing next week, House lawmakers are expected to ask him about his claim that Cheney and President Bush told him to "exonerate Scooter Libby" as White House spokesman. McClellan made the recent claim while hyping his new Washington tell-all memoir, What Happened. More »

    • Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks

      Washington Post  |  Jun 7, 08 5:37 PM CDT

      Specter of Cheney Hangs Over VP Picks

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney's shadow looms large as Barack Obama and John McCain consider possible VP candidates, Jules Witcover writes in Washington Post . Once hailed as a sober, responsible running mate, Cheney overstepped his bounds and impinged on the president’s authority. The next VP must be more restrained, Witcover writes, but not irrelevant. More »

    • Cheney May Have Told Libby to Out Plame

      Washington Post  |  Jun 3, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Cheney May Have Told Libby to Out Plame

      (Newser) - "Scooter” Libby told the FBI it was “possible” that Dick Cheney ordered him to out CIA agent Valerie Plame to the press, the Washington Post reports. The revelation appears in a redacted FBI report under examination by a House panel led by Henry Waxman. The panel now wants the FBI to turn over more files, including interviews with Cheney and President Bush. More »

    • Cheney Apologizes for Incest Joke

      Charleston Gazette  |  Jun 3, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Cheney Apologizes for Incest Joke

      (Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney has been forced to apologize for a derogatory incest joke about West Virginians. Cheney, speaking about his distant blood relationship to Barack Obama, quipped to the National Press Club: "I had Cheneys on both sides of the family, and we don't even live in West Virginia."  More »

  • May 2008

    • Democrat Nabs Unlikely Miss. House Seat

      Politico  |  May 14, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      Democrat Nabs Unlikely Miss. House Seat

      (Newser) - Democrats scored a shocking upset last night, nabbing a House seat in a deeply conservative Mississippi district. Democrat Travis Childers prevailed 54% to 46% in the special election, Politico reports, soundly overcoming a nearly $2 million GOP campaign. Coming from a county that threw Bush 62% of its support in 2004, the results are panic-inducing for the GOP. More »

    • On the Ropes, GOP Fights Hard in Miss. Congress Race

      The Hill  |  May 13, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      On the Ropes, GOP Fights Hard in Miss. Congress Race

      (Newser) - On a losing streak in special elections, the GOP is pouring money and star power into the 1st District of Mississippi, which votes today, The Hill reports. Greg Davis has drawn support from the cash-strapped NRCC and visits from Dick Cheney and Mike Huckabee in his effort to beat out Travis Childers for the seat Roger Wicker vacated when he replaced Trent Lott in the Senate. More »

    • Showdown Looms Over Cheney Staffer

      Reuters  |  May 7, 08 10:13 AM CDT

      Showdown Looms Over Cheney Staffer

      (Newser) - Whether a key Dick Cheney aide can be forced to testify is at the heart of a pending blow-up between Congress and the White House over a probe into interrogation techniques, Reuters reports. The House Judiciary Committee plans to subpoena Cheney's chief of staff, David Addington—but the vice president insists Addington, a key interrogation-policy player, can't be forced to testify. More »

  • April 2008

    • 'A Bitter Man Who Clings to His Guns?'

      Boston Globe  |  Apr 17, 08 11:46 AM CDT

      'A Bitter Man Who Clings to His Guns?'

      (Newser) - While the Democratic candidates were grinding away at each other last night, some other normally stiff shirts were loosening up at the Radio and Television Correspondents annual dinner in DC. The high points: Dressed in hunting hat and shades (no naked lady), Dick Cheney spoofed Barack Obama’s blue-collar gaffe (“Obviously you’re not the kind to look down on a bitter man who clings to his guns”) and Hillary Clinton’s whiskey shot (“Looked like she replaced Mark Penn with Johnnie Walker.’) More »

    • Cheney Makes Way More Than His Boss

      ABC News  |  Apr 12, 08 12:37 PM CDT

      Cheney Makes Way More Than His Boss

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney may report to George Bush, but he out-earned the president threefold last year, according to tax returns released yesterday. The first couple paid $221,635 in taxes on the $923,807 they made in 2007, ABC reports, while the Cheneys paid  $602,651 on their $3,042,767—up $900,000 over last year's income. More »

    • Naked Truth in Cheney Shades?

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Apr 11, 08 1:02 PM CDT

      Naked Truth in Cheney Shades?

      (Newser) - The man who famously shot his hunting partner may have another leisure-sport scandal on his hands—this time involving the image of a naked woman. Bloggers are obsessively analyzing a close-up photo released by the White House of Dick Cheney fly fishing, because of racy image that appears to be reflected in his sunglasses, McClatchy reports. More »

    • Top Bushies Personally OK'd Tough Interrogation Tactics

      ABC News  |  Apr 10, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Top Bushies Personally OK'd Tough Interrogation Tactics

      (Newser) - Senior White House officials explicitly approved interrogation technique details in several meetings beginning in 2002, sources tell ABC. It was previously known that the CIA drafted a “Golden Shield” memo approving highly specific tactics for use on al-Qaeda detainees, but that top officials—including Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld—personally condoned the policy, on multiple occasions, is a new revelation.