Topic: Dick Cheney

Chapter & Verse Cheney's memoir: heads really did explode

Critics – including former Secretary of State Colin Powell – fulminate over Dick Cheney's memoir.
08/30/2011 03:31 pm

Colin Powell accuses Cheney of taking 'cheap shots'

Colin Powell is dismissing Dick Cheney's criticism of him and others in the former vice president's new memoir.
08/30/2011 01:47 am

Chapter & Verse Cheney's memoir: few apologies, some evasion, and critical words for Condi Rice

An early review of Cheney's "In My Time" suggests that readers of the memoir will react more with frustration than with anger.
08/26/2011 03:25 pm

Chapter & Verse Is Washington ready for Dick Cheney's explosive memoir?

Cheney dishes on his health, the Sept. 11 attacks, a secret resignation letter, and the mistakes of George Tenet, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice.
08/25/2011 12:13 pm

Chapter & Verse Waiting on Dick Cheney's memoir

Dick Cheney's memoir "In My Time," scheduled for release Aug. 30, will cover Cheney's personal and political life before, after, and during his time in the White House.
08/11/2011 03:49 pm

Betty Ford fondly remembered at California memorial service(VIDEO)

Betty Ford, married to the late President Gerald R. Ford, was remembered Tuesday for her grace and being an advocate of women's rights.
07/13/2011 12:34 pm

Bush should face criminal probe over post-9/11 'torture,' report urges

Human Rights Watch urges a criminal investigation of former President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and two others over their alleged authorization of torture of terrorism suspects after 9/11. The Obama administration has narrowed its probe to the deaths of two men in CIA custody.
07/12/2011 11:27 am

Bush's Wars, by Terry Anderson

How has America fared in its forays into the 'Graveyard of Empires' (Afghanistan) and the 'Improbable Country' (Iraq)?
07/11/2011 10:45 am

In Pictures Athletes turned politicians

The Vote How will New York's gay marriage law affect the 2012 election and beyond?

New York’s new same-sex marriage law could change the dynamic in next year’s elections – particularly for President Obama, who’s tried to straddle the issue.
06/26/2011 02:23 pm

Sarah Palin vs. mainstream media: Who's winning?

Sarah Palin's Bus Tour to Nowhere is attracting a gaggle of reporters, much to the chagrin of the declared Republican candidates. How savvy is Sarah Palin in handling the media?
06/03/2011 01:51 pm

What the world learned about Obama from bin Laden raid

Obama took office amid questions about whether he could be a credible commander in chief – and showed personal fortitude and command capability in the bin Laden raid. How long will glow last?
05/07/2011 01:06 pm

Obama visit to ground zero: Can he balance celebration with somberness?

At his first major public appearance since making the Osama bin Laden announcement, President Obama will lay a wreath at ground zero and meet with first responders and relatives of 9/11 victims.
05/04/2011 08:23 pm

Obama as a chimp? E-mail gives California GOP problems it didn't need.

The California GOP had a historically bad election in 2010, partly because it has trouble connecting with immigrants and minorities. An e-mail from a local Republican official touting the 'birther' conspiracy and showing Obama as a chimp won't help.
04/19/2011 07:40 pm

The Conspirator: movie review

'The Conspirator' is a courtroom drama about Mary Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer accused of helping to plot Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
04/15/2011 07:52 pm

Mitt Romney nears presidential bid: How this time might be different

Mitt Romney announces he's forming an exploratory committee – a step toward entering the presidential race. He's already signaled several changes from his failed 2008 bid.
04/11/2011 08:17 pm

Editorial Board Blog Thirty years after Reagan was shot, Jim and Sarah Brady courageously keep the pressure on for gun control

As Reagan's press secretary, Jim Brady was seriously wounded during the shooting. You have to admire the dedication of the Bradys to keep pushing for reasonable gun control laws. But as the Bradys acknowledge, Washington must find the courage to stand up to the NRA.
04/01/2011 06:10 pm

Walter Rodgers Costliest government 'program' of all? Undeclared wars

Congress's habit of ignoring Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution has arguably cost taxpayers trillions. And now it seems to be happening again, with Obama's military action in Libya.
03/28/2011 11:29 am

Opinion Libya intervention: US cannot afford to 'go in search of monsters to destroy'

Change in Arab governments may come moderately, as in Morocco, or with the blood of thousands, as in Libya. But it is not in America's interests to intervene. US action in Libya may result in big civilian causalities, anti-US blowback, and a loss of treasure America can ill afford.
03/24/2011 11:47 am

Barbara Bush, daughter of president George W. Bush, endorses gay marriage

Barbara Bush: The Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization, released a video Tuesday featuring Bush, a New York resident who runs Global Health Corps, a nonprofit public health organization.
02/01/2011 03:42 pm

The Monitor's View Gun control in Congress: Lawmakers must shed their fear of NRA

Bills to ban high-capacity gun ammunition clips and close the 'gun show loophole' have been introduced in Congress. The Tucson shootings demand a courageous effort by lawmakers to pass this legislation.
01/27/2011 04:03 pm

Backchannels WikiLeaks, the Egyptian military and Gamal Mubarak's chances to succeed his father

01/26/2011 08:08 pm

Vox News Sarah Palin: Center of the GOP universe?

Love her or hate her, GOP leaders can't stop talking about the former Alaska governor – even if they want to.
01/18/2011 05:30 pm

Global News Blog Nigeria charges Dick Cheney in bribery case

Nigeria handed down indictments today against former US Vice President Dick Cheney. The case alleges bribery related to a bid by a Halliburton subsidiary to build a plant in the Niger Delta.
12/07/2010 06:01 pm

As he finishes his second year in office, Obama pardons nine people

Obama pardons nine people at the end of his second year in office. The pardon comes decades after some of the crimes, and none of those pardoned are well-known.
12/04/2010 12:06 am