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Quote of the day: Why is Dick Cheney focusing particularly hard on the opinion of "the commander in the field"?; By Alex Koppelman March 24, 2008
"You don't care what the American people think?": Dick Cheney says he doesn't pay attention to "fluctuations" in public opinion on Iraq.; By Alex Koppelman March 19, 2008
War? What war?: News coverage of the war in Iraq has shrunk dramatically.; By Katharine Mieszkowski March 18, 2008
Cheney calls Iraq invasion a "successful endeavor": The vice president spoke at a press conference during a surprise visit to Iraq.; By Alex Koppelman March 17, 2008
Cheney on Congress: Where are the men?: The vice president says his old friends are marching "to the tune of Nancy Pelosi" and "not carrying the big stick."; By Tim Grieve December 6, 2007
Four things we don't believe: What Clinton watches. What Obama doesn't know. Plus: Oprah Winfrey and Cheney's heart.; By Tim Grieve November 27, 2007
McClellan implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame lie: Former White House press secretary says the president and vice president were involved in the false exoneration of Libby and Rove.; By Tim Grieve November 20, 2007
Making a mockery of impeachment: The mainstream media on the marginalization beat.; By November 7, 2007
Cheney in the bubble: The vice president says he draws his strength from the "vast majority of the American people."; By Tim Grieve November 3, 2007
Cheney's got a gun, again: Warning to readers in New York: The vice president will be hunting this weekend.; By Tim Grieve October 25, 2007
Matthews: V.P.'s office tried to silence me on Cheney's Iraq role: "Hardball" host says there was a "concerted effort" to stop him from reporting.; By Tim Grieve October 11, 2007
I'm rubber, you're glue: Clinton calls Cheney "Darth Vader."; By Tim Grieve September 20, 2007
Who needs benchmarks when you can just miss deadlines?: As the White House fails to comply with a Senate subpoena, Cheney's office admits it has wiretap documents.; By Tim Grieve August 21, 2007
Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Saddam Hussein and 9/11: Rove explains Cheney's 1994 view that overthrowing Saddam wouldn't be worth "very many" American lives.; By Tim Grieve August 20, 2007
That explains everything: Cheney's office on a 1994 tape in which Cheney says Saddam Hussein isn't worth too many American lives? He wasn't vice president then.; By Tim Grieve August 17, 2007
Mixed messages: Political progress in Iraq? Cheney says yes, the president's Joint Chiefs nominee says no.; By Tim Grieve August 1, 2007
King Dick: On "Larry King Live," the hubris of Cheney takes center stage.; By Tim Grieve August 1, 2007
The Dick and Larry Show: Two years and nearly 2,000 dead soldiers later, the vice president returns to the scene of "the last throes."; By Tim Grieve July 31, 2007
Alberto Gonzales' second-biggest fan: Cheney stands up for the attorney general; Specter says he wants answers from the White House today.; By Tim Grieve July 31, 2007
In Baghdad, time for a break: As U.S. troops continue to die, the Iraqi parliament leaves town for a month off.; By Tim Grieve July 30, 2007

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