By Jesse Ellison / Newsweek In the mass-media age, news stories captivate us, then vanish. We revisit those stories to bring you the next chapter. STARTING POINT In February 2006, while hunting quail, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend, 78-year-old Texas lawyer Harry Whittington, in the face, spraying ...
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GOP stalwart Anne Armstrong dies at 80
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas -- Anne Armstrong, a longtime powerful Republican who served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain in the Ford administration, died Wednesday, her office said. She was 80. Armstrong had battled cancer and had been in a Houston-area hospice for about a week before her death, her ...
Cheney returns for S. Texas hunt
Armstrong Ranch hosts his annual trip Corpus Christi Caller-Times It's quail season in South Texas, a natural draw for Vice President Dick Cheney, who is making his annual trek to the Armstrong Ranch this weekend for a private visit and hunting trip with his longtime friend Anne Armstrong. "I have ...
Vice President Cheney Returning To South Texas On Hunting Trip
KRIS-6 SOUTH TEXAS-Vice President Dick Cheney will be in South Texas this weekend for another hunting trip on the same ranch where he was involved in a hunting accident back in February of 2005. Cheney's press office confirmed that he is heading to the Armstrong Ranch, six miles south of ...
Dick Cheney returning to site of Texas hunting mishap
Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Here's to better luck this time. Vice President Dick Cheney is returning this weekend to the South Texas ranch where he accidentally shot a hunting companion two years ago. Anne Armstrong said Cheney was expected to arrive Friday at the Armstrong's 50,000-acre ranch. "We ...
Cheney makes shopping stop in Stuttgart
Associated Press STUTTGART, AR — Vice President Cheney stopped by a Stuttgart hunting supply store Tuesday to pick up supplies while hunting in the heart of Arkansas’ duck country. Television footage showed Cheney looking over a box of rounds as other shoppers walked past the vice president in Mack’s Prairie ...
Democrats note Cheney incident on their calendar
Corpus Christi Caller-Times U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent out the Democrats' 2007 calendar this week, which includes the House vote schedule, holidays, commemorative days, the dates when key economic data is published, the anniversaries of key acts of Congress and other special events. The e-mail from Pelosi's office reads, ...
Senators enjoy quail hunt with Dick Cheney
By James Rosen / McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Vice President Dick Cheney went quail hunting last week, and the senator lived to tell the tale. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford joined Cheney and Graham for two days of hunting ...
Cheney on hunting trip in Florida
Tampa Bay's 10 TALLAHASSEE -- Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Tallahassee Monday afternoon. Though there are no details of his destination, Cheney is on a hunting trip. Exchanges on Interstate 10 were blocked earlier this afternoon and a spokesperson for the Tallahassee Police Department said it was done as ...
Cheney to go hunting on Election Day
Vice President heads to S.D. for first trip since accidentally shooting friend Associated Press WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney will spend Election Day on his first hunting trip since he accidentally shot a companion last February while aiming at a covey of quail on a private Texas ranch. The ...
The White House, the ABA and surveillance
By Linda P. Campbell / Knight Ridder You might be forgiven for not hearing much about the American Bar Association's call on President Bush to follow the law in spying on terrorism suspects and for Congress to get to the bottom of the administration's flouting of a carefully crafted scheme ...
Boca Raton appearance by Vice President Cheney to bring in cash for Shaw
But his visit may turn off swing voters, critics say By Anthony Man / South Florida Sun-Sentinel Hero to conservatives and villain to liberals, Vice President Dick Cheney will come to the aid of an old friend, U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale, during a Monday visit to Boca Raton. ...
Vice president to visit to Norfolk on Monday
Associated Press Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to visit Norfolk on Monday to speak at a fundraiser for Republican U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake, who is seeking re-election in November. Invitations to the 6 p.m. hotel reception went out the week before Cheney accidentally shot a hunting partner on Feb. ...
More Details Released About Cheney’s Hunting Accident
KWTX-Waco Witness accounts about the day Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot hunting partner Harry Whittington, 78, mostly match previously released details. However, there are some minor discrepancies about the Feb. 11 shooting at the Armstrong Ranch. The Houston Chronicle obtained affidavits taken by the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Department. Among ...
Drinks query revives Cheney row
By Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian Vice-President Dick Cheney faced fresh questions yesterday about the shooting of his hunting companion on a Texas ranch, with the release of conflicting witness statements about whether alcohol had been consumed. The statements released by the local sheriff's office broadly confirm the circumstances under which ...
One Bush supporter cursed the protesters and said that if they truly want to be American they should be displaying the U.S. flag. By Cara Froedge / Jackson Hole Daily A dozen Jackson residents wearing orange hunting vests and carrying signs bearing anti-war slogans descended on the Jackson Town Square ...
VP Accident Tale Filled With Discrepancies
By Calvin Woodward and Nancy Benac / Associated Press WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney said he didn't immediately disclose his hunting accident because he wanted the confusing details to come out right. Instead, authorized accounts came out slowly -- and often still wrong. The result: a week of shifting ...
Cheney Gets Ovation From Wyo. Legislature
By Ben Neary / Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Vice President Dick Cheney returned to his home state Friday, getting a standing ovation from lawmakers shortly after the lawyer he accidentally shot made his first public comments about Saturday's hunting trip. "I want to thank you for that welcome home," ...
Whittington Discharged from Hospital
Associated Press (02/17/06 -- CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS) - Harry Whittington, the man who was accidently shot by Vice President Cheney, says he's a "lucky person." Whittington is being discharged from a Texas hospital today. He spoke to reporters outside. He said, "Accidents do and will happen." And he says that's ...
Vice President to Speak in Wyoming Today
Associated Press Vice President Cheney has returned to his home state of Wyoming after five days of scrutiny over last weekend's hunting accident. He's giving a previously scheduled speech to the state Legislature Friday, reflecting on his Wyoming roots and promoting the Bush agenda. Cheney left Washington after Texas authorities ...
Cheney publicly discusses shooting, but nagging questions remain
By Dick Polman / Knight Ridder PHILADELPHIA - Vice President Dick Cheney, in his sitdown Wednesday with Fox News' Brit Hume, sought to convey two messages about his Saturday hunting accident: He's taking the blame, and he feels bad about it. But he still feels that the news about a ...
One Hunter Got Citation, Not a Warning, Like Cheney, Whittington
By Kathryn Garcia / Scripps Howard News Service Vice President Dick Cheney might have gotten off with a warning, but a man who committed the same violation -- hunting without the newly required $7 upland game bird hunting stamp -- didn't. Brendan Kelly, 27, of Midland, Texas, was issued a ...
Cheney's mistake highlights outdoor problems
By Mark Freeman / Mail Tribune Shooting a friend during an illegal quail hunt in Texas costs one man $7, while taking a wild black bear in Oregon without a permit lightens another man’s wallet by $600. That’s the score when comparing two common outdoor problems brought to light by ...
Experts say Cheney didn't follow safety rules
By Bob Riepenhoff / Milwaukee Journal MILWAUKEE - When Vice President Dick Cheney shot a member of his quail hunting party last weekend, he violated some of the basic rules of hunter safety, according to safety experts. "This is a perfect example of making an extremely bad judgment call in ...
Cheney seeks friendly forums to get his message out
By Mark Silva / Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON - When Vice President Dick Cheney goes public, he often seeks a sympathetic audience. Making his case for the war on terror, he heads to military bases. Trying to make political points, he calls on conservative radio and television audiences. With the exception ...
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