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A member of the clergy walks past the gold-domed St. Michael's Monastery in the early morning light of Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in Kiev, where Vice President Dick Cheney is currently visiting during a multi-day tour of ex-Soviet republics. The monastery, originally constructed in the 12th century, is named after the Archangel Michael, patron saint of Kiev, and was destroyed by Soviet communists between 1934-36 and reconstructed in 2000. White House photo by David Bohrer