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Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney lost influence as the Bush administration moved into its second term. Here are the two men at a Pentagon ceremony in December 2006.

Who was the ‘alpha male’ inside the Bush White House?

Global Politics

A new book throws out the conventional wisdom about the Bush White House. To give you an example, it quotes one source who calls Bush the “undisputed alpha male.” The book: Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House.

U.S. faces hurdles if it chooses to extradite NSA leaker Snowden to face criminal charges

Global Politics

Dick Cheney opens up in new memoir

Arts, Culture & Media

Dick Cheney against CIA investigation

Global Politics

The RNC, a Hurricane and Protesters

Global Politics

The Role of the Vice President

Global Politics

Dick Cheney has been the most powerful VP in recent memory, and whoever gets the post next is unlikely to wield quite the influence that he has.

The World

In new memoir, Cheney opens up

Global Politics

In his new memoir, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” Cheney opens up about some of the inner workings of the often-secretive Bush Administration.

The World

Energy Task Force Under Scrutiny

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments about whether records from Vice President Cheney’s held-behind-closed-doors Energy Task Force are to be made public. Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent Jeff Young fills us in on the dispute and what’s at stake for energy policy and open government.

Cheney’s Energy Task Force

The White House scored a victory when a judge tossed out the suit brought by Congress’ General Accounting Office demanding documents related to Vice President Cheney’s Energy Task Force. But there are still several cases pending that demand the same information. Host Steve Curwood talks with Russell Verney of Judicial Watch about his group’s pending […]

Cheney Papers

The Department of Energy recently released documents related to Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force. Guest host Pippin Ross speaks with Natural Resources Defense Council’s attorney Sharon Buccino, who is reviewing the documents