Vice President Dick Cheney attends New York Republican State Committee Dinner in New York

Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks at the New York Republican State Committee Dinner at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in New York on May 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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