He's the power (and some would say) the brains behind the presidency of George W. Bush. But what do we really know about Dick Cheney? And when did we know it? ... and who did we tell?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:39:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42633/cheneys-greet-the-bidens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJoe Biden and wife Jill paid a pleasant social call this evening on the man Biden once called the "most dangerous vice president" in the nation's history. Dick Cheney and wife Lynne invited the Bidens for a meeting and a tour of the VP's official residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, AFP reports. "It was a good visit," said a Cheney spokeswoman, and a Biden spokeswoman agreed.http://www.newser.com/story/42633/cheneys-greet-the-bidens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Nov 2008 17:51:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40032/cheney-cancels-event-over-heart-issue.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVice President Dick Cheney canceled a campaign event in Illinois today after experiencing an abnormal heart rhythm. Cheney's press secretary Megan Mitchell said that during a doctor's visit this morning, it was discovered that the vice president was having a recurrence of atrial fibrillation—an abnormal rhythm involving the upper chambers of his heart. Cheney will visit George Washington University Hospital later for an outpatient procedure to restore his normal rhythm.http://www.newser.com/story/40032/cheney-cancels-event-over-heart-issue.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 15 Oct 2008 10:13:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38266/cheney-fails-to-rally-troops-around-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDick Cheney held court on Capitol Hill yesterday, hoping to convince House Republicans to support the Treasury’s $700-billion bailout plan. But the VP's once-considerable clout in Congress has dissipated, Politico reports; Republicans emerged from the two-hour, closed-door meeting calling it “a bloodbath” and “an unmitigated disaster.”http://www.newser.com/story/38266/cheney-fails-to-rally-troops-around-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 24 Sep 2008 7:34:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38182/cheney-hits-hill-to-rally-gop-support-for-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDick Cheney met with House Republicans today to try to shore up support for the administration’s financial bailout plan, Fox News reports. The plan faces considerable opposition from conservatives who are wary of what they see as a “socialist” solution and its huge price tag. "Cheney is going to walk into a firing squad," an aide to one tells Fox. "I hope he brought his hunting rifle."http://www.newser.com/story/38182/cheney-hits-hill-to-rally-gop-support-for-bailout.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 23 Sep 2008 12:23:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36599/cheney-in-georgia-rips-illegitimate-russian-action.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDick Cheney tore into Russia while speaking in Tbilisi today, Reuters reports, slamming its attempt to redraw Georgia's borders as a move that "cast grave doubt" on the reliability of Russia as an international partner. Cheney vowed the US would stand by Georgia, and the White House pledged $1 billion in aid on the eve of his visit.http://www.newser.com/story/36599/cheney-in-georgia-rips-illegitimate-russian-action.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 04 Sep 2008 5:12:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31096/cheneys-brain-smug-evasive-in-testimony.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington has long lurked in the shadows of the Bush administration, building its view of the imperial presidency, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post . But yesterday, “Cheney’s Cheney” was forced to step into the light and testify before Congress—and he wasn’t pleased. “Addington’s unbridled hostility was live and unfiltered yesterday,” Milbank writes.http://www.newser.com/story/31096/cheneys-brain-smug-evasive-in-testimony.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 14:47:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29603/mcclellan-to-testify-on-plamegate-claims.html?refid=rss_all_defaultScott McClellan agreed today to testify about Dick Cheney's role in leaking the name of a CIA agent, the AP reports. In a hearing next week, House lawmakers are expected to ask him about his claim that Cheney and President Bush told him to "exonerate Scooter Libby" as White House spokesman. McClellan made the recent claim while hyping his new Washington tell-all memoir, What Happened.http://www.newser.com/story/29603/mcclellan-to-testify-on-plamegate-claims.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 14:47:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29473/specter-of-cheney-hangs-over-vp-picks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDick Cheney's shadow looms large as Barack Obama and John McCain consider possible VP candidates, Jules Witcover writes in Washington Post . Once hailed as a sober, responsible running mate, Cheney overstepped his bounds and impinged on the president’s authority. The next VP must be more restrained, Witcover writes, but not irrelevant.http://www.newser.com/story/29473/specter-of-cheney-hangs-over-vp-picks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 14:47:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29128/cheney-may-have-told-libby-to-out-plame.html?refid=rss_all_default"Scooter” Libby told the FBI it was “possible” that Dick Cheney ordered him to out CIA agent Valerie Plame to the press, the Washington Post reports. The revelation appears in a redacted FBI report under examination by a House panel led by Henry Waxman. The panel now wants the FBI to turn over more files, including interviews with Cheney and President Bush.http://www.newser.com/story/29128/cheney-may-have-told-libby-to-out-plame.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 27 Jun 2008 14:47:07 CDT