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Kamala Harris made an unusual pilgrimage today — to the birthplace of the GOP

5:00am October 03, 2024

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

Harry Whittington speaks with members of the media on Feb. 17, 2006, in front of a hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Whittington, the man who then-Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch, died Saturday in Austin.

Harry Whittington, the Texas attorney shot by Cheney during a 2006 hunting trip, dies

11:20am February 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

Whittington died at age 95 his home Saturday in Austin. In 2006, he and others were hunting with then Vice President Dick Cheney on a ranch, when Cheney, while aiming for a bird, struck Whittington.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joined nine other former defense secretaries in calling for an end to challenges to the presidential election.

In Op-Ed, 10 Ex-Defense Secretaries Say Military Has No Role In Election Dispute

12:50pm January 04, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

A bipartisan group of 10 former secretaries of defense criticized attempts to challenge November's presidential election and called it a dangerous threat to the nation's security.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, along with his wife and grandchildren, look on after Cheney's bust was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

Dick Cheney's Bust Unveiled At The Capitol, As He's Lightly Roasted

3:59pm December 04, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Former Vice President Dick Cheney returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for a ceremony honoring his service as president of the Senate. Former President George W. Bush was among those honoring him.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney is introduced during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in 2013.

'Iron Ass:' Where George H.W. Bush's Chosen Epithet For Cheney Came From

3:29pm November 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The authority of the English language — the Oxford American Dictionary — doesn't include it. But one of the first documented uses dates back to World War II.

Cheney On Harsh Interrogation: 'I'd Do It Again In A Minute'

3:51pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The former vice president doubled down on his defense of the Bush administration's use of such techniques, calling the Senate's recent report "seriously flawed."

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Dick Cheney On Senate Torture Investigation: 'The Report Is Full Of Crap'

12:53pm December 11, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The former vice president defended the brutal interrogation of terrorism suspects and said he would "do it again in a minute."