no surprises
Mr. Cheney was charged with “engaging in an organized criminal activity” in connection with the 2001 beating death of an inmate by two fellow inmates
By John Charles Reedburg
Always knew there was something fishy about that guy.
Houston, TX — The longtime district attorney in Willacy County, Tex., is not retiring from public office quietly after a defeat at the polls this year. Instead he has issued a flurry of indictments against his local political enemies, and then...Read Full Story
AP
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas – A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for
Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of
responsibility for prisoner abuse in a federal detention center.
Cheney, Gonzales and the others will not be arrested, and do not need
to appear in person at the arraignment, Presiding Judge Manuel Banales
said.
In the latest bizarre development in the case, the lame-duck prosecutor
who won the...Read Full Story
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
Associated Press Writer
McALLEN, Texas (AP) _ Lawyers seeking to halt the indictments brought against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others are accusing the prosecutor of trying to end his tenure with a bang and even scores with political enemies.
Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra noted that the decision to return the eight high-profile indictments earlier this week was a grand jury’s. He said backlash...Read Full Story
Our system wouldn’t allow for special treatment for high-profile defendants would it? Naaaaaaaah….couldn’t be.
02:12 PM CST on Friday, November 21, 2008
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — A county prosecutor who brought indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others pounded his fist and shouted at the judge Friday about special treatment for high-profile defendants as a routine motions hearing descended into chaos.
Willacy County District...Read Full Story
Eh...I guess it doesn't really matter...I mean it's not like the knowledge of said heart problems by the current Vice-President of the United States would have had any significance to American's day to day thinking process...right? **************************************************** Cheney Is Treated for an Irregular Heartbeat By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR The New York Times HOUSTON — The longtime district attorney in Willacy County, Tex., is not retiring from public office quietly after a defeat...Read Full Story
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman are among the high-profile figures lobbying Maryland lawmakers to vote in favor of marriage equality in the state. Mehlman called Republican Del. Wade Kach, who also reportedly received an offer to talk to Cheney about the issue; Kach said however that out of state input was not a factor in his decision to support the bill, which he had voted against...
In the midst of another tough fight for same-sex marriage in Maryland, proponents of marriage equality have recruited some powerful allies. But few may make the case as well as Michael K. Williams, the actor known best for playing Omar Little in the HBO Baltimore crime drama "The Wire," and former Vice President Dick Cheney. [ more › ]
Follow stories by David Weigel. MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. Annie Linksey reports on how gay marriage foes and ...
Dick Cheney, 46 th vice president of the United States, will be the speaker at the traditional Tuesday Luncheon at AFPM, it is announced on the conference website. The International Petrochemical Luncheon will take place at 11.30-2.00 on Tuesday 3 April ...
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Dick Cheney has apparently been on a magical mystery media tour. The former Vice President has sought out and been interviewed by more tv journalists and talk show hosts during the past month than during the eight years he was vice ...
Some of the media's more overheated Iran coverage bears an eerie resemblance to Iraq coverage, but instead of former Vice President Dick Cheney we have his daughter Liz Cheney making the Sunday show rounds. "A nuclear weapon in the hands of the ...
What could possibly go wrong? Well, at least Dick Cheney’s Halliburton did well, as did private contractors. Obviously Cheney still believes there is profit to be made from this fiasco, since he wants us to stay there. If Cheney thinks it is wrong to ...
Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Roberto Gonzalez were indicted by a Grand Jury in Willacy County, Texas, for criminal involvement with federal prisons in the area.