Cheney role as power broker in spotlight again - Reuters

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Source: Reuters

Cheney role as power broker in spotlight again
Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:13AM EDT

By Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney was back
this week in a place he intensely dislikes: the spotlight.

Cheney's penchant for secrecy and his unprecedented role within
the Bush administration have dominated recent White House news
briefings, drowning out discussions of everything from Iraq to
immigration to the Middle East.

A newspaper series on how Cheney wields his power and his feud
with an obscure record-keeping agency have stirred the latest
controversies.

Cheney, a master at the Washington power game, is depicted as
operating behind the scenes and pushing his hard-line views on
issues such as the treatment of terrorism suspects in a four-
part series in the Washington Post that began on Sunday.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2530323020070626

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1. How can the WH seriously argue the the VPOTUS is not a part of the Executive branch?