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If lawyer dies, Cheney could face negligent homicide charges 02/15/2006 02:42:17 PM DALLAS (AP) -- If the man wounded by Dick Cheney dies, the vice president could -- in theory at least -- face criminal charges, even though the shooting was an accident. Dallas defense attorney David Finn, who has been a state and a federal prosecutor, said Wednesday that a Texas grand jury could bring a charge of criminally negligent homicide if there is evidence the vice president knew or should have known "there was a substantial or unjustifiable risk that his actions would result in him shooting a...

Posted on Wed, Feb. 15, 2006 Man shot by Cheney in accident still stable LYNN BREZOSKY Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The 78-year-old lawyer hit by a shotgun blast from Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident remained in stable condition and has a normal heartbeat, a hospital official said Wednesday. Harry Whittington of Austin was listed in stable condition Wednesday, a day after suffering a mild heart attack when a shotgun pellet in his chest traveled to his heart. "He's doing extremely well," said hospital administrator Peter Bank

WASHINGTON - After kicking off the fall campaign season, President Bush took to the road Wednesday to capitalize on the attention surrounding his State of the Union speech last night. The President will recap his top initiatives in a speech Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., at the Grand Ole Opry. Last night, Bush painted Democrats as defeatist for criticizing his march to war in Iraq and protectionist for questioning new trade deals and tax-cut extensions. Encumbered by some of the lowest approval ratings of his presidency, Bush hoped to take charge of the agenda at the start of a year that...

WASHINGTON - The state of the union is fretful. President Bush acknowledged the public's agitated state Tuesday night when he gave voice to growing concerns about the course of the nation he has led for five years. His credibility no longer the asset it once was, the president begged Americans' indulgence for another chance to fix things. There is no shortage: the Iraq war, global terrorism, a nuclear Iran, a stingy global economy, skyrocketing health care costs, troubled U.S. schools, rising fuel costs, looming budget deficits and government corruption. All received presidential attention Tuesday night. In his fifth State of...