Word: cheney
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...DICK CHENEY HAS EARNED HIGH MARKS AS THE BUSH ADMINIStration's embodiment of square-jawed Western rectitude. But some in the U.S. military no longer see him that way. Though his forthright account of dozens of House-bank overdrafts while a Congressman satisfied most political observers, it did not wash with citizens of the more stringent military culture. Letters in service newspapers have pointed out that the armed forces would never have tolerated such behavior. Wrote an outraged correspondent in the Army Times: "There have been good troops put out of the services with a bad discharge for having committed...
...letter and resume. Unfortunately, we have no openings for ___ (insert noun for indentured servant) at this time. We will your resume in our active file and if a position becomes available we will contact you. Thank you for your interest in ___ (insert long, WASPy, firm name, i.e. MacKenzie, Brackman, Cheney and Becker--'I'm not really a paralegal, but I play...
...months, Republicans, led by minority whip Newt Gingrich, gleefully bashed Democrats over the issue. But "Rubbergate" has bounced back at the G.O.P., as Gingrich and three members of the Bush Administration, including Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, have admitted that they incurred overdrafts while serving in Congress. Almost overnight, the White House had to soften its stance on the scandal -- especially since George Bush himself could not say for sure whether he had abused the privilege when he served in the House from 1967 through...
...example, Pentagon officials said they were ready to spend $10 million on a Topaz-2 space reactor, but Deputy Defense Secretary Atwood is said to have blocked the sale. He has also reportedly forbidden Pentagon officials to travel to Russia without approval from him or Defense Secretary Dick Cheney. NASA's attempts to approach the Russians, meanwhile, have been stalled by the State Department...
Teeter may not be the only Bush operative having flashbacks to 1976. Secretary of State James Baker was Ford's campaign manager; Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney was Ford's chief of staff -- and both men may want to run in 1996 as well. (Bush, whom Ford considered briefly as a possible Vice President in 1974, largely sat out the '76 race as CIA director...