Dick Cheney

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Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney
Dick Cheney
46th Vice President of the United States
In office now
In office from January 20, 2001
Came after Albert Gore, Jr.
Came before Incumbent
President George W. Bush
Born January 30, 1941
Lincoln, Nebraska
Political party Republican
Married to Lynne Cheney
Belief Methodist

Richard "Dick" Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the current Vice President of the United States of America. A Republican, he ran in the 2000 US Presidential Election with George W. Bush, and successfully ran for re-election in the 2004 US Presidential Election. Cheney is from Wyoming and a keen hunter. He has said he will not run for President in 2008. Cheney is popular among the Bush family, and served in the George H.W Bush adminnistration from 1989-1993 as a cabinet member. Cheney is the head of the senate and has casted six tie-breaking votes.'

Quote: "As more Iraqis get killed, that proves their in the fight...and that means we are closer to getting home. As they fall down, we go home" on "cutting and running" from Iraq. source

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