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Dick Cheney receives heart transplant: aide
Former Vice President Dick Cheney received a heart transplant Saturday afternoon at a Virginia hospital, according to the Associated Press. Cheney, who suffered his fifth heart attack in 2010, did not know the identity of the heart donor after waiting 20 months for the operation, as told to the AP…
Cheney says Canada ‘too dangerous’ for visit
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has foregone a trip to Canada on the grounds that it’s “too dangerous,” according to a report in Canada’s National Post. Cheney was set to appear at an event in Toronto on April 24, but canceled on grounds that the risk of trouble from protesters…
Kucinich booted from Congress by Kaptur
The most progressive member of the House has left the building. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) lost a primary election on Tuesday night to Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) by an overwhelming margin — 60 to 36 percent, with 90 percent of the precincts reporting. The primary battle was set up by…
Maddow: ‘Republicans are becoming split’ on social issues
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow observed Friday evening how the Republican Party may have a growing schism in their views on social issues, especially in regards to same-sex marriage and LGBT rights. Maddow discussed former Vice President Dick Cheney’s pushing marriage equality to pass in Maryland and New Jersey Governor Chris…
Imus: Former Cheney aide ‘smoking meth’ to think Gingrich can win
Fox Business host Don Imus says you would have to be high to believe former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) can win against President Barack Obama in the general election. On Monday, Imus told Mary Matalin, a former advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney, that she must be “smoking meth”…
Cheney calls for air strike on Iran over captured drone
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday that President Barack Obama should have ordered an “air strike” on Iran after they recently captured a U.S. drone. Earlier on Monday, President Barack Obama had explained that U.S. officials asked Iran to return the RQ-170 Sentinel surveillance drone. “The right response…
White House refuses Cheney’s demand for an apology
WASHINGTON — The White House Monday rejected a call for an apology by ex-vice president Dick Cheney, who said a US strike against a top Al-Qaeda suspect in Yemen vindicated harsh Bush-era anti-terror policies. Cheney had argued that the US drone attack last week that killed US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi…
Cheney demands apology from Obama for criticism of Bush foreign policy
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is demanding an apology from President Barack Obama for slamming the Bush Administration on foreign policy and not using the phrase ‘war on terror.’ On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning, host Candy Crowley asked him that given President Obama’s foreign policy accomplishments if…
Suspect in USS Cole case faces Guantanamo trial
WASHINGTON — The prime suspect in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole will face a military tribunal in Guantanamo and a possible death sentence if convicted, defense officials said Wednesday. The Pentagon announced it had formally referred charges against Abd al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri of Saudi Arabia, in the…
Cheney denies he was ‘sowing discord’ by pushing for Clinton 2012 bid
Former President Bill Clinton says that former Vice President Dick Cheney does not have the purest of motives in suggesting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mount a primary challenge against President Barack Obama. Cheney told ABC’s Jonathan Karl earlier this month that a Hillary Clinton 2012 presidential bid was…
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