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Cheney's code of silence
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February 16 2006

THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS corps this week has been hopping mad over Vice President Dick Cheney's tardy, confusing and tightly limited public disclosure about accidentally shooting his friend, Harry Whittington. Although the reporters' indignation has been borderline comical, and the hunting accident terrific fodder for late-night humor on TV (except in the Whittington household), the episode is also a serious reminder that when it comes to the executive branch's doings, Cheney is the bottleneck.

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