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Paris – A French prosecutor is examining whether to prosecute US Vice President Dick Cheney over alleged complicity in the abuse of corporate assets dating from the time he was head of the services company Halliburton, the French newspaper Le Figaro said on Saturday. The case stems from a contract by a consortium including the American company Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), a Halliburton subsidiary, and a French company, Technip, to supply a gas complex to Nigeria, the newspaper reported. A Paris investigating magistrate has been conducting investigations since October into allegations that $180m were paid in secret commissions during...

WASHINGTON - It may take four or five months to take shape, but a new scenario could be unfolding, a shifting balance of power within the Bush administration, a reconfiguration in the interests of realism - and aimed at a Bush re-election victory: Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will have heard the siren song of academia and returned to teach in ivy-covered halls somewhere; His deputy, Under Secretary for Policy Douglas Feith, will have decided he can't really afford to put his young kids through school on a government salary, and that it's time to return to a lucrative law...

Cheney: A Free Iraq Important to Winning War, Inaction Leaves U.S. Vulnerable The Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. And, Ed, thank you, and thank you for the welcome and for allowing me to be here this morning to see so many old friends in the room, including distinguished scholars and writers whose work I've admired for years. The Heritage Foundation sets a very high standard of scholarship and public advocacy. In my various jobs over the years -- as Congressman, Secretary of Defense and now Vice President -- I've benefited greatly from the...

COUNTDOWN (493 DAYS) TO VICTORY '04 -- A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY   Countdown to Victory '04 is Free Republic's daily action center for the grassroots campaign to re-elect Bush-Cheney in 2004 -- the place to visit to find out the latest from the campaign and how you can help TODAY! Monday, June 30th is the last day of the campaign funds reporting period, and now is a critical time to show the great outpouring of support for President Bush and Vice President Cheney at the grassroots! You may have read all the stories about President Bush...

Vice President Cheney Outlines the Need for Bush Economic Package January 10, 2003 (IMG SRC="http://www.gop.com/images/cheney-economy.jpg"> Watch Vice President Cheney's remarks on the economy. Learn about President Bush's jobs and growth packageSee how the President’s plan helps taxpayers in your state THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Well, thank you, Tom, for that introduction. And thank all of you for that welcome. I am pleased to be back before the chamber, once again. Those of us who have worked in Washington over the years have developed an enormous respect for the organization and for...

<p>"You think we can't chew gum and walk at the same time? You're wrong."</p> <p>So said a friend of mine who votes the straight Democratic ticket. Actually, a good number of people said essentially the same thing in response to Friday's column (Corporate crimes are much too serious for political games) in which I wrote it would be a mistake if the Dems wasted their energy investigating President George W. Bush and Harken Energy. Or Vice President Dick Cheney and Halliburton. Instead, try to fix the mess. That was my suggestion.</p>

Anyone know where there might be a link to VP Cheney's speech to the graduates of Michigan State U? Saw it on C-Span Saturday and would like to see the text.