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Bush approves Cheney's handling of mishap
Feb 16 2006 11:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas authorities closed the investigation into Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident Thursday without bringing any charges. President Bush said Cheney had handled the situation "just fine."
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White House defends port sale to Arab co.
Feb 16 2006 10:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration on Thursday rebuffed criticism about potential security risks of a $6.8 billion sale that gives a company in the United Arab Emirates control over significant operations at six major American ports.
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Bush urges more direct health care choices
Feb 16 2006 10:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush argued Thursday that the United States needs a health care system in which patients pay more directly for their care, because that will turn them into comparison shoppers whose interest in a good deal will drive costs down.
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White House readies huge aid request
Feb 16 2006 10:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. military spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will rise to $115 billion for this year _ and nearly $400 billion since the fighting started _ under a new White House request submitted to Congress Thursday.
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Cheney's PR: How not to do damage control
Feb 16 2006 10:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Damage-control experts in both political parties agree: The handling of Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting mishap has been a disaster, a case study in how not to handle bad news.
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Bush discusses trade with Colombia's Uribe
Feb 16 2006 6:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe met with President Bush on Thursday to push for a free trade pact. But while Bush said he hoped the two nations could iron out a deal, he wouldn't predict how soon an agreement could be completed.
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Sheriff: Dick Cheney won't face charges
Feb 16 2006 4:37PM (CT)
SARITA, Texas (AP) - The sheriff's department closed its investigation Thursday into Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of a hunting partner and said no charges will be filed.
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Cheney mishap takes focus off CIA leak
Feb 16 2006 11:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not Dick Cheney's hunting mishap that worries Republicans. It's his other scandal _ the CIA leak case and the threat it poses to the embattled vice president.
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Cheney says he has power to declassify info
Feb 16 2006 3:27AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has the power to declassify sensitive government information, authority that could set up a criminal defense for his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
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