Cheney once considered vice presidency "cruddy job"
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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 worked behind a veil of secrecy to become one of the most powerful vice presidents, regarded as a driving force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration&#39;s industry-friendly energy policy.
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Vice President Cheney's office offered its first public written explanation yesterday for its refusal to comply with an executive order regulating the handling of classified material, arguing that the order makes clear that the vice president is not subject to the oversight system it creates for...
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NEW YORK Sept. 1, 2004 - Vice President Dick Cheney unleashed a stinging attack on Sen. John Kerry Wednesday night, ridiculing him as a politician who has made a career out of changing his mind.
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Former President Gerald Ford suggested to a reporter in 2004 that Vice President Dick Cheney should be dumped from the Republican ticket, according to a new book to be published Tuesday.
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Vice President Dick Cheney, pursuing Republican votes in a reliably Democratic state, said Monday that Sen. John Kerry's view of terrorism reflects a naivete and an inability to recognize the seriousness of the threat.
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The prosecutor began summing up his case against the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.
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Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday disputed former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's portrayal of the Bush administration's economic policies as fiscally reckless.
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Vice President Dick Cheney took on critics of the administration's Social Security overhaul plans Thursday, arguing that channeling part of workers' salaries into the stock market would help pull poor Americans up the financial ladder.
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Vice President Dick Cheney led the  Republican convention's most stinging assault on Democrat John  Kerry on Wednesday, depicting him as a weak and indecisive  leader who was unfit to be commander in chief.
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Vice President Dick Cheney hammered away at familiar themes in a visit to New Jersey Monday, portraying Democrat Sen. John Kerry as indecisive in a speech to a couple of thousand Republican faithful.
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At a time when Vice President Dick Cheney has been mocking John Kerry, John Edwards has adopted a lower-profile stance.
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Bush made him one of history's most powerful Vice Presidents. But the Libby trial unmasked an aggressive, secretive style that has made him one of the Administration's biggest liabilities
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With cold efficiency, Vice President Dick Cheney sought to eviscerate the credibility of the Democratic presidential ticket Tuesday night &#151; delivering a tough and terse message without the smirks and verbal miscues that cluttered President Bush's debate performance five days ago.
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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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Dick Cheney is one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, regarded as a driving force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration's industry-friendly energy policy.
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US Vice President Richard Cheney said he was apalled by what he described as the &quot;lack of respect&quot; shown by Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry to the interim leader of Iraq Iyad Allawi.