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Obama, Cheney to give pro, con on closing Gitmo

May. 21, 2009
President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney both speak in the same hour on the same topic today: Guantanamo Bay. Obama will speak at 10 a.m. to try to rally support for his plan to close the prison at Gitmo, which houses detainees suspected of terrorist activity. Cheney, one of the most...
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says he, like many, is excited about the impending inauguration of Democratic President-elect Barack Obama.

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Dick Cheney, Barack Obama are cousins

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Vice President Cheney is the eighth cousin to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who is hoping to become president in 2008.

Democrats threaten Cheney's office budget

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- Democrats are warning that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney could face a funding cutoff if he resists a directive on the handling of classified documents.

Cheney heads to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will represent the United States Monday at the opening of Afghanistan's new, democratically elected parliament.

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Cheney visits WTC Ground Zero

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Vice President Dick Cheney -- who has not made many public appearances since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks -- visited "Ground Zero" in New York City Thursday a
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler