Politics | Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Hospitalized With Chest Pain Former VP in stable condition, staff says By Will McCahill Posted Feb 22, 2010 7:09 PM CST Copied Former Vice President Dick Cheney. (AP Photo) Dick Cheney is in a Washington hospital tonight after suffering from chest pains, his staff says. Doctors performed an angiogram on the former vice president—69 and with a history of heart trouble—and could administer further treatment tomorrow. Read These Next Israel's 'decapitation' strategy in Iran carries risks. Know what's dumb? Paying bail with counterfeit bills. This Tesla Supercharger lot isn't pleasing the neighbors. America's top five dog breeds. Report an error