Topic: Dick Cheney

Attacks by Dick and Liz Cheney could be a good thing for Obama

Critics say Dick Cheney and George Bush themselves ‘dithered’ on Afghanistan for years. And Cheney left office so unpopular that his reemergence on the political scene reminds most Americans why they voted for Obama in the first place.

Obama's Afghanistan policy isn't 'dithering.' It's 'reckless.'

GOP Rep. Tom Price says Obama's Afghanistan policy isn't 'dithering,' as Cheney put it. But it's 'reckless' none the less, he says.

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize becoming a political lead weight

Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is looking less and less like a shiny trophy for his mantel and more like a political lead anchor.

Pumpkin carving designs -- the political edition

Pumpkin carving designs and politics? Yep, they go hand-in-hand and if 2008 is any guide, there will be plenty of political pumpkin carving designs this year too.

Here's where stimulus money is putting people to work

A first report card shows the federal Recovery Act money means hiring more electricians, carpenters, and others across the country. But it’s not necessarily in states with the highest unemployment rates.

Iran promise to send nuclear fuel abroad: A major concession?

The real test, caution some, is whether Iran follows through on the tentative nuclear deal that would effectively prevent Tehran from developing a bomb.

For Alan Grayson, a liberal rebel, 'die quickly' was tame

Rep. Alan Grayson said the Republican healthcare plan was for sick people to 'die quickly.' He is bringing a new style of raw confrontation to Congress.

Opinion: What do neocons have to do with Obama?

President Obama may be a pragmatist, but he's now in charge of two fundamentally neoconservative wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When Obama acts like Bush

Obama's reaction to news that the CIA withheld information from Congress may reveal surprising similarities to his predecessor.

Reversing course, White House will release visitor logs

The records will be available to the public for the first time in history. The change came as a result of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by a watchdog group.

Cheney shrugs off CIA-torture investigation

The former vice president called US Attorney General Eric Holder's probe on detainee treatment a "political act" and said "it will depend on the circumstances" whether he would cooperate if asked.

Cheney: CIA probe distracts from real threats

The former vice president said agents will now have to focus on hiring lawyers instead of watching figures like A.Q. Khan, the Pakistani who sold nuclear technology to Iran and North Korea and was freed last week.

Cheney remarks are same old song and dance, White House says

White House responds to Cheney critique of torture probe

Cheney on interrogation: Obama should've asked for pointers

Reports: CIA hired Blackwater to help assassinate terrorists

The agency employed the controversial firm to assist with 'planning, training, and surveillance' – and possibly to kill and capture – Al Qaeda operatives, according to news reports.

Breaking News: Michelle Obama gets new hairdo

Dick Cheney: the nation’s best protected author

Will Guantánamo close on time?

Halfway to President Obama’s deadline, basic aspects of the closure are undecided.

Obama's agenda at risk in push for CIA inquiry

Reports of a secret CIA program renew Democrats' calls to investigate Bush policy – which could divert attention from Obama's healthcare and energy plans.

A new commander to train US drill sergeants? Yes, ma'am!

Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King is first woman to head Army's only drill sergeant school.

As Congress fumes over CIA secrets, whither Cheney?

With reports that the former vice president kept Congress in the dark, Democrats call for an official probe of a mysterious CIA program.

Warrantless Wiretaps: Were They Valuable?

Bush and Cheney thought so, but some Justice Department officials said they were illegal.

In Tehran, growing brutality undermines prospect for Iran-US dialogue

Protesters reported beatings and shootings near the parliament Wednesday. Regime opponents vowed to persist with protests that have deepened a cultural divide between hard-liners and more moderate reformers.

How Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, sees the world

Ayatollah Khamenei has preserved his view of the revolution in postelection clampdown, analysts say – but perhaps at great cost to the office he occupies.