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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

  • By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press

In Dick Cheney's hands, the vice presidency became a nexus of influence and manipulation — no longer the timid office where its occupants had tended their boss's ambitions. For George W. Bush's vice president, bunkering in secure undisclosed locations after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was less an inconvenience than a metaphor for a life of power that he exercised to maximum effect from the shadows. Cheney died Monday at age 84. Cheney defended until his death the extraordinary tools of surveillance, detention and inquisition employed after the 9/11 attacks. The Republican also became a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, branding him a "coward" who tried to steal the 2020 election.

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This Day in History

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and "equal protection under the laws" to anyone "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people.

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On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and "equal protection under the laws" to anyone "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people.

Cheney vigorously defends war in Iraq
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Cheney vigorously defends war in Iraq

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WASHINGTON — Dick Cheney’s autobiography presents a robust defense of his push for the U.S. invasion of Iraq without critically examining two …