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On the eve of the unveiling of the nation’s new Afghanistan policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney slammed President Barack Obama for projecting “weakness” to adversaries and warned that more workaday Afghans will side with the Taliban if they think the United States is heading for the exits. In a 90-minute interview at his suburban Washington house, Cheney said the president’s “agonizing” about Afghanistan strategy “has consequences for your forces in the field.” “I begin to get nervous when I see the commander in chief making decisions apparently for what I would describe as small ‘p’ political reasons, where he’s...

One-third of Americans say they believe President Bush should be impeached, according to a new survey – a figure that mirrors the number of people who say the United States cannot win a military victory in Iraq. Scott Rasmussen of the polling firm Rasmussen Reports said his survey found an even higher percentage of respondents believe Vice President Dick Cheney also should be removed from office.

(SNIP) Q Mr. President, Vice President Cheney called it reprehensible for critics to question how you took the country to war, but Senator Hagel says it's patriotic to ask those kinds of questions. Who do you think is right? PRESIDENT BUSH: The Vice President. Q Why? PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, look, ours is a country where people ought to be able to disagree, and I expect there to be criticism. But when Democrats say that I deliberately misled the Congress and the people, that's irresponsible. They looked at the same intelligence I did, and they voted -- many of them voted...

U.S. doubts Iraq's efforts 'Path of action' planned if Hussein doesn't comply with inspections 12/03/2002 By G. ROBERT HILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday the "signs are not encouraging" in Iraq that Saddam Hussein will fully comply with the new U.N. weapons inspections. And Vice President Dick Cheney, in separate, carefully coordinated remarks, emphasized that the United States stood ready to "take the battle to the enemy" in its international war against terrorism. "The only path to safety is the path of action," Mr. Cheney declared, reiterating the administration's doctrine of pre-emptive strikes....

12:57PM Halliburton responds to Judicial Watch lawsuit (HAL) by Michael Baron Halliburton (HAL) is off 30 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $13.82, in midday action. The company is out with a press release responding to a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch, a Washington, D.C.-based legal watchdog group. The suit alleges fraudulent accounting practices at Halliburton took place during the period when current vice president Dick Cheney served as its chairman and CEO. Halliburton called the claims in the suit, "untrue, unsupported, and unfounded." The company continued: "We are working diligently with the SEC to resolve its questions regarding the company's...