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Dick Cheney

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[Dick Cheney]

Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and
businessman affiliated with the U.S. Republican Party. He is currently
serving as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W.
Bush.

"Dick" Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He grew up in Casper, Wyoming,
and earned his bachelor's and master's of arts degrees from the University
of Wyoming. He is married to his highschool sweetheart Lynne Cheney, an
author and college teacher. They have grown daughters, Elizabeth and Mary,
and three granddaughters.

He began serving the Nixon administration in 1969, serving in a number of
positions at the Cost of Living Council, at the Office of Economic
Opportunity, and within the White House. Under President Gerald Ford, Cheney
became Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff.

In 1977 he was elected to represent Wyoming in the United States House of
Representatives, and was re-elected five times. He was Chairman of the
Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987. He was elected Chairman of
the House Republican Conference in 1987 and elected House Minority Whip in
1988.

Cheney served as the United States Secretary of Defense from March 1989 to
January 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and directed Operation Just
Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East.

Cheney joined the American Enterprise Institute after leaving office in
1993. In 1995 he became President and CEO of Halliburton Company, and energy
services company with subsidiaries serving as private military contractors.
He also sat on the board of Procter & Gamble, Union Pacific, and EDS.

Widely considered to be one of the more hawkish members of the cabinet,
Cheney was one of the leading proponents in the Bush administration's to
invade Iraq. He is a member of the Project for the New American Century,
which earlier in September 2000 proposed an invasion of Iraq. In March 2003,
the US invaded Iraq in the 2003 Iraq war.

Supporters of Vice President Cheney point to his reputation for knowledge
and character. Opponents and detractors accuse him of being too closely tied
and beholden to the oil industry.

For example, critics point out that Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of
Halliburton, has a contract to control oil fires in Iraq if the well heads
are set on fire. However, Cheney sold most of his Halliburton shares when he
left the company, and retains stock options worth about $8 million. He
arranged to pay any profits to charity.

External link

   * Homepage at whitehouse.gov

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