Cheney To Briefly Assume Power
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President Bush will have a colonoscopy Saturday and temporarily hand presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney, the White House said
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A vote on Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, who has been serving as interim commissioner, is expected later today.
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Vice President Cheney will assume the presidency on an acting basis  Saturday when President Bush undergoes general anesthesia for a routine colon examination, the White House said today.
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Vice President Dick Cheney, who has  a history of heart attacks, was taken to the hospital on  Saturday with shortness of breath.
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Vice President Dick Cheney will travel to Afghanistan to attend the inauguration Tuesday of Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's first directly elected president.
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Dick Cheney once considered the vice presidency a "cruddy job" but got over his misgivings and went on to be arguably the most powerful No. 2 in U.S. politics, and one of the most heavily criticized.
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Dick Cheney, who thrives on secrecy while pulling the levers of power, is getting caught in the glare of an unwelcome spotlight. Once viewed as a sage and mentor to President Bush, Cheney has approval ratings now that are as low as &#151; or lower &#151; than the president's. Recent national polls have put them both in the high 20s.
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Vice President Dick Cheney, who has  a history of heart attacks, was taken to the hospital on  Saturday with shortness of breath, the White House said.
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Four months before  crucial congressional elections, Vice President Dick Cheney saw  his first stock-car race on Saturday and hoped to fire up  traditionally conservative &quot;NASCAR dads&quot; to turn out and vote.
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CAMP DAVID, Md.  -- President Bush transferred the powers of the presidency to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday just before being sedated for a routine screening to detect colon cancer.
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President George W. Bush temporarily handed his powers to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday morning while he was sedated for a routine colon cancer test at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md., the White House said.
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Vice President Dick Cheney will serve as acting president briefly Saturday while President Bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday.
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While often an undercard to the presidential debates, Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s leading policy-making role and a razor-tight race could boost the significance of Tuesday&#39;s showdown of running mates, experts say.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Dec. 12--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers will kick off the 2007 legislative session at Jamestown, and Vice President Dick Cheney might headline the day.   At least he's invited.
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He's the most powerful vice president in US history - an influence that won't necessarily fade during a second Bush term.
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Dick Cheney, who thrives on secrecy while pulling the levers of power, is getting caught in the glare of an unwelcome spotlight.