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'''''El Gen Argentino''''' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], "The Argentine Gene") was the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[spin-off]] of the 2002 ''[[Greatest Britons]]'' programme produced by the [[BBC]]. Launched on [[27 August]] [[2007]], it was a television program series by [[Telefe]], to determine which historical personality best represents Argentina, and who possesses the ''Argentine Gene''. The Top 10 were announced in the first programme, with almost 350,000 votes cast. In following shows, there were chosen pairs of candidates in each category of history, art, science, politics and entertainment.


== Winner ==
'''Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney'''<ref>Although his [[family name]] is usually {{pronEng|ˈtʃeɪni}} ''CHAY-nee'' in the media and public-at-large, the Vice President himself and his family pronounce it {{IPA|/ˈtʃiːni/}} ''CHEE-nee.'' See [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/05/se.01.html ''Cheney Holds News Briefing with Republican House Leaders'', Aired on CNN December 5, 2000]</ref> (born January 30, 1941) is the forty-sixth and current [[Vice President of the United States]]. As Vice President, Cheney is also the [[President_of_the_Senate#United_States|President of the United States Senate]].
[[Image:Smartin.JPG|thumb|200px|'''First Place: [[José de San Martín]]''']]<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Favalorosmallmb.jpg|thumb|200px|Second Place: [[René Favaloro]]]] -->[[Image:Fangio.png|thumb|200px|Third Place: [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]]]
[[Image:GuerrilleroHeroico.jpg|thumb|200px|Fourth Place: [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "''Che''" Guevara]]]][[Image:AlbertoOlmedo.jpg|thumb|200px|Fifth Place: [[Alberto Olmedo]]]][[José de San Martín]] ([[25 February|25-02]]-[[1778]]--[[17 August|17-08]]-[[1850]])


==''The Argentine Gene'' finalist list==
Cheney was born in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], but soon relocated to [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]], [[Wyoming]], where he grew up. He began his political career as an intern for Congressman [[William A. Steiger]], eventually working his way into the White House during the [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] administration where he served as [[White House Chief of Staff]]. In 1978, Cheney was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Wyoming]]; he was reelected five times, eventually becoming [[House Minority Whip]]. Cheney was selected to be the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] during the presidency of [[George H.W. Bush]], holding the position for the majority of Bush's term. During this time, Cheney oversaw the 1991 [[Operation Desert Storm]], among other actions.


There were five lists, depending on the activities of the great Argentines. They were: ''Politics in the XIX Century'', ''Politics in the XX Century'', ''Pop Culture'', ''Arts and Science'' and finally, ''Sports''.
Out of office during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] presidency, Cheney was [[Chairman]] and [[Chief Executive Officer]] of [[Halliburton|Halliburton Company]] from 1995 to 2000.


===20th century politics===
Cheney joined the presidential campaign of [[George W. Bush]] in 2000, who selected him as his running mate. As Vice President, Cheney remains a very public and controversial figure.


<li> [[Eva Perón]] (1919-1952), Women revolutionary and popular hero.
==Early life and family==
Cheney was born in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], the son of Marjorie Lorraine ([[married and maiden names|née]] Dickey) and Richard Herbert Cheney. He is of predominantly English, Irish and Welsh ancestry.<ref>http://www.wargs.com/political/cheney.html</ref> He attended [[Calvert Elementary School]]<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/vicepresident/
| title = Bio on Kids' section of [[White House]] site
| accessdate = 2006-10-23
| publisher = [[White House]]
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.lps.org/about/profiles/2005-06%20Elementary/2005-06%20Calvert.pdf
| title = Flyer for [[Calvert Elementary School]]
| accessdate = 2006-10-23
| date = 2006-05-15
| publisher = Lincoln Public Schools
}}
</ref> before his family moved to [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]], [[Wyoming]],<ref name="dcvpbio">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/
| title = Official US Biography
| accessdate = 2006-10-23
| publisher = [[White House]]
}}
</ref> where he attended [[Natrona County High School]]. His father was a soil conservation agent for the [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] and his mother was a [[softball]] star in the 1930s;<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0309/20/lkl.00.html
| publisher=CNN
| title=Interview With Lynne Cheney
|date=2003-09-20
| accessdate=2007-05-23
}}
</ref> Cheney has a brother and a sister as well. He attended [[Yale University]], but, as he stated, "[he] flunked out."<ref>
{{cite news
| title=The Unsettling Calm of Dick Cheney: Defense's Civilian Chief and Seasoned Washington Hand, Playing It Cool
| publisher=[[Washington Post]]
| author=Phil McCombs
|date=1991-04-03
| page=C01
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/09/01_ap_cheneyprofile/
| title = Dick Cheney: a man of influence, but still in the background | accessdate = 2007-05-21
| date = September 1, 2004
| publisher = [[Minnesota Public Radio]], [[Associated Press|AP]]
}}
</ref> Amongst the influential teachers from his days in New Haven was Professor [[H. Bradford Westerfield]], whom Cheney repeatedly credited with having helped to shape his hard-line approach to foreign policy.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/education/27westerfield.html?scp=1&sq=H.+Bradford+Westerfield&st=nyt Martin, Douglas. "H. Bradford Westerfield, 79, Influential Yale Professor,"] ''New York Times,'' January 27, 2008.</ref> He later attended the [[University of Wyoming]] where he earned both a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and a [[Master's degree|Master of Arts]] in [[political science]]. He subsequently started, but did not finish, doctoral studies at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]].<ref>
{{cite journal
| date = Fall 2006
| title = A Newsletter for Alumni and Friends of the Department
| journal = North Hall News| pages = 4
| publisher = University of Wisconsin-Madison
| location = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
| url = http://polisci.wisc.edu/documents/AlumniNewsletterFall06.pdf
| accessdate = 2008-01-01
|format=PDF
}}
</ref>


<li> [[Ernesto "Che" Guevara]] (1928-1967), Communist revolutionary and Cuban national hero.
In November 1962, at the age of 21, Cheney was convicted of [[Driving under the influence|driving while intoxicated]] (DWI). He was arrested for DWI again the following year.<ref name="cheney video">
{{cite video
|people= Lindsay G. McCollough (Producer), Barton Gellman (Narrator)
|title=The Life and Career of Dick Cheney
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070622/GAL-07Jun22-78887/
|medium=Narrated slideshow
|publisher=''The Washington Post''
|accessdate=2007-12-18
}}
</ref> Cheney said that the arrests made him, "think about where I was and where I was headed. I was headed down a bad road if I continued on that course."<ref>{{Citation
| last=Lemann
| first=Nicholas
| publication-date=2001-05-07
| year=2001
| title=The Quiet Man
| periodical=The New Yorker
| publication-place=New York
| url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040918102730/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/content/?040906fr_archive06
| accessdate=2006-08-02
}}</ref>


===Marriage and children===
===19th century politics===
<li> [[José de San Martín]] (1778-1850), Revolutionary liberator and national hero of Argentina, [[Chile]] and [[Peru]].
In 1964, he married [[Lynne Cheney|Lynne Vincent]], his high school sweetheart, whom he had met at age 14. Lynne Cheney served as Chair of the [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] from 1986 to 1996. She is now a public speaker, author, and a senior fellow at the [[American Enterprise Institute]].
<li> [[Manuel Belgrano]] (1770-1820), Revolutionary and creator of the [[Argentine flag]].


===Pop culture, journalism===
Cheney is a [[Christian]], attending the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>
<li> [[Roberto Fontanarrosa]] (1944-2007), Cartoonist and writer.
{{cite web
<li> [[Alberto Olmedo]] (1933-1988), Actor and comedian.
|url=http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.2287753/k.E975/United_Methodists_fill_62_seats_in_new_Congress.htm
|title=United Methodists fill 62 seats in new Congress
|date=2006-12-12
|accessdate=2008-01-01
|publisher=United States Marine Corps
|first=Alberto J
|last=Menendez
}}
</ref> He has two children, [[Elizabeth Cheney|Elizabeth]] and [[Mary Cheney|Mary]], and six grandchildren. Elizabeth, his eldest daughter, is married to Philip J. Perry, General Counsel of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]. Mary Cheney, a former employee of the [[Colorado Rockies]] baseball team and [[Coors Brewing Company]] and campaign aide to the Bush re-election campaign, currently lives in [[Great Falls, Virginia|Great Falls]], [[Virginia]] with her longtime partner Heather Poe.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/23/wednesday/index.html
|title=Vice President Cheney's legacy grows by one grandchild
|accessdate=September 2007
}}
</ref>


===Art and science and humanism===
==Vietnam War draft==
<li> [[Jorge Luis Borges]] (1899-1986), National writer.
When Cheney became eligible for the [[conscription in the United States|draft]], he was a supporter of the [[Vietnam War]] but did not serve in the military. Instead, he applied for and received five draft deferments. In 1989, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' writer, George C. Wilson, interviewed Cheney as the next [[U.S. Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]; when asked about his deferments, Cheney reportedly said, "I had other priorities in the '60s than military service."<ref>
<li> [[Rene Favaloro]] (1923-2000), Creator of coronary [[bypass]] surgery .
{{Citation
| last=Dionne
| first=E.J. Jr.
| title=Murtha and the Mudslingers
| newspaper=The Washington Post
| publication-place=Washington, DC
| volume=
| issue=
| date=2006-01-17
| year=2006
| month=January
| accessdate= 2008-01-01
| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/16/AR2006011600913.html
}}
</ref> Cheney testified during his confirmation hearings in 1989 that he received deferments to finish a college career that lasted six years rather than four, owing to sub par academic performance and the need to work to pay for his education. Initially, he was not called up because the [[Selective Service System]] was only taking older men. When he became eligible for the draft, he applied for four deferments in sequence. He applied for his fifth exemption on January 19, 1966, when his wife was about 10 weeks pregnant. He was granted 3-A status, the "hardship" exemption, which excluded men with children or dependent parents. In January 1967, Cheney turned 26 and was no longer eligible for the draft.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?ex=1398830400&en=1c0259e620183dd6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
|title=Cheney's Five Draft Deferments During the Vietnam Era Emerge as a Campaign Issue
|date=2004-05-01
|accessdate=2007-12-11
|publisher=The New York Times
}}
</ref>


===Sport===
==Early White House appointments==
<li> [[Diego Armando Maradona]] (1960), One of the best soccer players of the 20th century.
[[Image:Ford meets with Rumsfeld and Cheney, April 28, 1975.jpg|thumb|right|White House Chief of Staff Cheney (right) and Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]] (left) meet with President Ford at the White House, April 1975]]
<li> [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (1911-1995), Racing car driver, won five [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Driver's Championships]].
Cheney's political career began in 1969, as an intern for Congressman [[William A. Steiger]] during the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] Administration. He then joined the staff of [[Donald Rumsfeld]], who was then Director of the [[Office of Economic Opportunity]] from 1969&ndash;70.<ref name="cheney video"/> He held several positions in the years that followed: White House Staff Assistant in 1971, Assistant Director of the Cost of Living Council from 1971&ndash;73, and Deputy Assistant to the president from 1974&ndash;1975. It was in this position that Cheney suggested in a memo to Rumsfeld that the Ford White House should use the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] in a variety of legally questionable ways to exact retribution for an article published by ''The New York Times'' investigative reporter [[Seymour Hersh]].<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/14010621/national_affairs_cheneys_nemesis_seymour_hersh_reveals_white_houses_secret_plan_to_bomb_iran/print
|title=Hersh on secret White House plot to bomb Iran
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|date=2007-04-02
|publisher=Rolling Stone
}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newswar/preview/documents.html
|title=Dick Cheney's Memos from 30 Years Ago
|author=Lowell Bergman and Marlena Telvick
|publisher=Public Broadcasting System FRONTLINE: News War
|date=2007-02-13
|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref>


== Shortlists of Non-finalist ==
Cheney was Assistant to the President under [[Gerald Ford]]. When Rumsfeld was named [[U.S. Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]], Cheney became [[White House Chief of Staff]], succeeding Rumsfeld.<ref name="cheney video"/> He later was campaign manager for Ford's [[United States presidential election, 1976|1976 presidential campaign]] as well.<ref name="chiff">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/news-people/dick-cheney.htm
|title=People in the News: Dick Cheney
|accessdate=2008-01-01
|publisher=Chiff.com
}}
</ref>


===19th century politics: non-finalists===
==Congress==
In 1978, Cheney was elected to represent [[Wyoming]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and succeed retiring Congressman [[Teno Roncalio]], having defeated his Democratic opponent, Bill Bailey. Cheney was reelected five times, serving until 1989. He was Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee from 1981 to 1987 when he was elected Chairman of the [[House Republican Conference]]. The following year, he was elected [[Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Whip]].<ref name="1988 hmw">
<li> [[Moreno, Mariano]]
{{cite web
<li> [[Sarmiento, Domingo F.]]
|url=http://www.si.edu/about/regents/members.htm
<li> [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]]
|title=The Board of Regents|accessdate=2008-01-01
<li> [[Juana Azurduy]]
|publisher=Smithsonian Institution
<li> [[Leandro N. Alem]]
}}
<li> [[Martín Güemes]]
</ref>
<li> [[Justo José de Urquiza]]
<li> [[Calfucurá]]
<li> [[Juan B. Alberdi]]
<li> [[Facundo Quiroga]]
<li> [[Francisco "Perito" Moreno]]
<li> [[Julio A. Roca]]
<li> [[Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson]]
<li> [[Bartolomé Mitre]]
<li> [[Chacho Peñaloza]]
<li> [[Bernardino Rivadavia]]
<li> [[Juan José Castelli]]
<li> [[Artigas, José Gervasio]]


===20th century politics: non-finalists===
===Votes===
Among the many votes he cast during his tenure in the House, he voted in 1979 with the majority against making [[Martin Luther King, Jr.|Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]]'s birthday a [[Public holiday|national holiday]], but then voted with the majority in 1983 when the measure passed.<ref name="chiff"/> He voted against the creation of the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]], citing his concern over budget deficits and expansion of the federal government, and claiming that the Department was an encroachment on states' rights.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.issues2000.org/2004/Dick_Cheney_Education.htm
|title=Dick Cheney on Education
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|publisher=OntheIssues.com
}}
</ref> He voted against funding [[Head Start]], but reversed his position in 2000.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.commondreams.org/views/072800-101.htm
|title=Dick Cheney, Fiscal Conservative?
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|date=2000-07-28
|publisher=The New York Times
|last=McIntyre
|first=Robert S.
}}
</ref>


<li> [[Juan Domingo Perón]]
In 1986, after President [[Ronald Reagan]] [[veto]]ed a bill to impose economic sanctions on South Africa for its policy of [[apartheid]], Cheney was one of 83 Representatives to vote against overriding Reagan's veto.<ref>
<li> [[Arturo Illia]]
{{cite web
<li> [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]]
|url=http://www.fpif.org/commentary/0012africa.html
<li> [[Carlos Menem]]
|title=The Coming Apathy: Africa Policy Under a Bush Administration
<li> [[Rodolfo Walsh]]
|date=2001
<li> [[Raúl Alfonsín]]
|accessdate=2007-12-18
<li> [[Estela de Carlotto]]
|last=Booker
<li> [[Néstor Kirchner]]
|first=Salih
<li> [[Alfredo Palacios]]
}}
<li> [[Alicia Moreau de Justo]]
</ref> In later years, he articulated his opposition to unilateral sanctions against many different countries, stating "they almost never work"<ref>
<li> [[Lisandro De la Torre]]
{{cite web
<li> [[Adolfo Pérez Esquivel]]
|url=http://www.cato.org/speeches/sp-dc062398.html
<li> [[Arturo Frondizi]]
|title=Defending Liberty in a Global Economy
<li> [[Carlos Mugica]] - Padre
|date=1998-06-23
<li> [[Ricardo Balbín]]
|accessdate=2007-12-12
<li> [[Roque Sáenz Peña]]
|publisher=Cato Institute
<li> [[Enrique Angelelli]] - Obispo
}}
<li> [[Hebe de Bonafini]]
</ref> and that in that case they might have ended up hurting the people instead.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E1DB173DF93BA15754C0A9669C8B63
|title=Cheney Slips in Explaining A Vote on Freeing Mandela
|date=2000-07-28
|accessdate=2008-03-19
|publisher=The New York Times
}}
</ref>


===Pop culture, journalism: non-finalists===
[[Image:Dick Cheney Federal Building.jpg|left|thumb|The Dick Cheney Federal Building in [[Casper, Wyoming]]]]
In 1986, Cheney, along with 145 Republicans and 31 Democrats, voted against a non-binding Congressional resolution calling on the South African government to release [[Nelson Mandela]] from prison, after the Democrats defeated proposed amendments that would have required Mandela to renounce violence sponsored by the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) and requiring it to oust the [[Communist Party of South Africa|communist]] faction from its leadership; the resolution was defeated. Appearing on [[CNN]], Cheney addressed criticism for this, saying he opposed the resolution because the ANC "at the time was viewed as a terrorist organization and had a number of interests that were fundamentally inimical to the United States."<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/30/talk.wrap/index.html
|title=Cheney defends voting record, blasts Clinton on talk-show circuit
|publisher=CNN
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|date=2000-07-30
}}
</ref>


<li> [[Carlos Gardel]]
Cheney also served as ranking minority member of the Congressional committee investigating the [[Iran-Contra affair]].<ref name="cheney video"/><ref>
<li> [[Tato Bores]]
{{cite web
<li> [[León Gieco]]
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/opinion/09wilentz.html?pagewanted=print
<li> [[Charly García]]
|title=Mr. Cheney's Minority Report
<li> [[Joaquín Lavado]], aka [[Quino]]
|author=Sean Wilintz
<li> [[Astor Piazzolla]]
|publisher=The New York Times
<li> [[Atahualpa Yupanqui]]
|date=2007-07-09
<li> [[María Elena Walsh]]
|accessdate=}}</ref>
<li> [[Sandro]]
He promoted Wyoming's [[petroleum]] and [[coal]] businesses as well,<ref>
<li> [[Luis Sandrini]]
{{cite web
<li> [[Enrique Santos Discépolo]]
|url=http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3582101.html
<li> [[Gustavo Santaolalla]]
|title=Calm After Desert Storm
<li> [[Tita Merello]]
|date=Summer 1993
<li> [[Niní Marshall]]
|accessdate=2008-01-01
<li> [[Mercedes Sosa]]
|publisher=Hoover Institution
<li> [[Norma Aleandro]]
}}
<li> [[Mariano Mores]]
</ref> and as a result, the federal building in [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]], a regional center of the oil and coal business, is named the "Dick Cheney Federal Building."<ref>
<li> [[Alfredo Alcón]]
{{cite press release
|url=http://www.house.gov/cubin/news/1999/May25.html
|title=Cheney Building Dedication to be Held in Casper
|publisher=United States House of Representatives: Barbara Cubin
|accessdate=2008-01-01
|date=1999
}}
</ref>


===Arts and Science: non-finalists ===
===House Minority Whip===
In December 1988, the House Republicans elected Cheney as [[Party whips of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Whip]], the second spot under the Minority Leader.<ref name="1988 hmw"/> He served for two and a half months before he was appointed Secretary of Defense instead of former Texas Senator [[John G. Tower]], whose nomination had been rejected by the Senate in March 1989.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>


<li> [[Ernesto Sábato]]
==Secretary of Defense==
<li> [[Julio Cortázar]]
[[Image:Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney, official portrait.jpg|thumb|right|[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] Dick Cheney]]
<li> [[Julio Bocca]]
Cheney served as the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] from March 1989 to January 1993 under President [[George H. W. Bush]]. He directed the [[United States invasion of Panama]] and [[Operation Desert Storm]] in the Middle East. In 1991 he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President Bush.<ref name="1988 hmw"/>
<li> [[José Hernández]]
<li> [[Luis Leloir]]
<li> [[Alfonsina Storni]]
<li> [[Quinquela Martín]]
<li> [[Bernardo Houssay]]
<li> [[Salvador Mazza]]
<li> [[Roberto Arlt]]
<li> [[Lola Mora]]
<li> [[César Milstein]]
<li> [[Florentino Ameghino]]
<li> [[Antonio Berni]]
<li> [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]]
<li> [[Xul Solar]]
<li> [[Ramón Carrillo]]
<li> [[Esteban Echeverría]]


===Early tenure===
===Sports: non-finalists===
Cheney worked closely with [[Pete Williams]], Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, and [[Paul Wolfowitz]], Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, from the beginning of his tenure. He focused primarily on external matters, and left most internal Pentagon management to Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Donald J. Atwood Jr.|Donald J. Atwood, Jr.]]<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>


<li> [[Emanuel Ginóbili]]
===Budgetary practices===
<li> [[Guillermo Vilas]]
Cheney's most immediate issue as Secretary of Defense was the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] budget. Cheney deemed it appropriate to cut the budget and downsize the military, following President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s peacetime defense buildup at the height of the [[Cold War]].<ref>
<li> [[Gabriel Batistuta]]
{{cite journal
<li> [[Luciana Aymar]]
|last=Bartels
<li> [[Carlos Bilardo]]
|first=Larry M.
<li> [[Carlos Monzón]]
|title=Constituency Opinion and Congressional Policy Making: The Reagan Defense Build Up
<li> [[Gabriela Sabatini]]
|journal=The American Political Science Review
<li> [[Mario Kempes]]
|year=1991
<li> [[Oscar Bonavena]]
|volume=85
<li> [[Jorge Newbery]]
|issue=2
<li> [[Nicolino Locche]]
|pages= 457&ndash;474
<li> [[Roberto De Vicenzo]]
|doi=10.2307/1963169
<li> [[Hugo Porta]]
}}
<li> [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
</ref> As part of the fiscal year 1990 budget, Cheney assessed the requests from each of the branches of the armed services for such expensive programs as the
<li> [[Daniel Passarella]]
B-2 stealth bomber, the V-22 Osprey tilt-wing helicopter, the Aegis destroyer and the MX missile, totaling approximately $4.5 billion in light of changed world politics.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> Cheney opposed the V-22 program, which Congress had already appropriated funds for, and initially refused to issue contracts for it before relenting.<ref>
<li> [[José María Gatica]]
{{cite news
<li> [[Carlos Reutemann]]
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/11/26/hail_to_the_chief/?page=4
<li> [[César Menotti]]
|title=Hail to the chief: Dick Cheney's mission to expand -or 'restore' - the powers of the presidency
|author=Charlie Savage
|publisher=The Boston Globe
|date=2006-11-26
|accessdate=2008-02-26}}</ref>
When the 1990 Budget came before Congress in the summer of 1989, it settled on a figure between the Administration's request and the [[House Armed Services Committee]]'s recommendation.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/bios/cheney.htm
|title=Richard B. Cheney:17th Secretary of Defense
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|publisher=United States Department of Defense
}}
</ref>


==Trivia==
[[Image:Cheney delivering speech before an AEGIS ship is commissioned.JPEG|thumb|left|Secretary of Defense Cheney delivering a speech before the launch of a new destroyer.]]
* There are 15 women in the top 100 and 1 in the top 10.
In subsequent years under Cheney, the proposed and adopted budgets followed patterns similar to that of 1990. Early in 1991, he unveiled a plan to reduce military strength by the mid-1990s to 1.6 million, compared with 2.2 million when he entered office. Cheney's 1993 defense budget was reduced from 1992, omitting programs that Congress had directed the Department of Defense to buy weapons that it did not want, and omitting unrequested reserve forces.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>
* There is only 1 living person in the top 10, Diego Armando Maradona.
* There are 31 living persons in the top 100. A further 31 are predominantly 20th century figures.


==Facts==
Over his four years as Secretary of Defense, Cheney downsized the military and his budgets showed negative real growth, despite pressures to acquire weapon systems advocated by Congress. The Department of Defense's total obligational authority in current dollars declined from $291 billion to $270 billion. Total military personnel strength decreased by 19 percent, from about 2.2 million in 1989 to about 1.8 million in 1993.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>
*Nominees by area:
**Political Figures: 25
**Sports: 19
**National Presidents: 13
**Music: 10
**Literature: 8
**Science: 7
**Television, Cinema and Radio: 7
**painters and sculptors: 5
**Military: 4
**Religion: 2
**First Ladies: 1
**Aviators: 1
**Business and Industry: -


== See also ==
===Political climate and agenda===
* [[100 greatest Britons]]
Cheney publicly expressed concern that nations such as [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], and [[North Korea]], could acquire nuclear components after the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991. The end of the [[Cold War]], the fall of the Soviet Union, and the disintegration of the [[Warsaw Pact]] obliged the first Bush Administration to reevaluate the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|North Atlantic Treaty Organization's]] (NATO's) purpose and makeup. Cheney believed that NATO should remain the foundation of European security relationships and that it would remain important to the United States in the long term; he urged the alliance to lend more assistance to the new democracies in [[Eastern Europe]].<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>
* [[Greatest Britons spin-offs]]
* [[List of Argentines]]


==Other editions==
Cheney's views on NATO reflected his skepticism about prospects for peaceful social development in the former [[Eastern Bloc]] countries, where he saw a high potential for political uncertainty and instability. He felt that the Bush Administration was too optimistic in supporting [[Premier of the Soviet Union|Soviet Premier]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and his successor, [[President of Russia|Russian President]] [[Boris Yeltsin]].<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> Cheney worked to maintain strong ties between the United States and its European allies.<ref>
:''Other countries have produced similar shows, see also: [[Greatest Britons spin-offs]]''
{{cite press release
| title = Defense Department Report, Wednesday, October 14 (10/14/92)
| publisher = Department of Defense
|date=1992-10-14
| url = http://www.fas.org/news/usa/1992/56297759-56300711.htm
| accessdate = 2007-12-12
}}
</ref>


* {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany ran their version on [[ZDF]] and called it ''[[Unsere Besten]]'' (''Our Best'').
Cheney persuaded the [[Saudi Arabia]]n leaders to allow bases of American ground troops and war planes in the nation, which became an important element of the success of the [[Gulf War]].<ref name="JINSA"/>
* {{flagicon|Canada}} The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] ran ''[[The Greatest Canadian]]'' in 2004.
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[KRO]] (part of the [[Netherlands Public Broadcasting]]) ran the ''[[De Grootste Nederlander]]'' (''The Greatest Dutchman'').
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[The Discovery Channel]] (in conjunction with [[AOL]]) ran ''[[The Greatest American]]'' in May 2005 [http://tv.channel.aol.com/greatestamerican].
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} The [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] ran the ''[[SABC3's Great South Africans|Great South Africans]]''.
* {{flagicon|Finland}} In [[Finland]], [[YLE]] ran ''[[Suuret Suomalaiset]]'' (''Great Finns'').[http://www.yle.fi/suuretsuomalaiset/].
* {{flagicon|France}} In France ''[[Le Plus Grand Français]]'' (''The Greatest Frenchman'') ran on [[France 2]].
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} In Belgium.: ''[[De Grootste Belg]]'' and ''[[Le plus grand belge]]''.
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} A Czech version called ''The Greatest Czech'' (''[[Největší Čech]]'') aired in June 2005.
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[100 Welsh Heroes]] was the result of an on-line poll carried out in 2003-4.
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} A Bulgarian version, ''The Great Bulgarians'' (''[[Velikite Balgari|Великите българи]]''), finished in February 2007.
* {{flagicon|Romania}} In Romania, the show called ''"[[Mari Români]]"'' (''Great Romanians'') started in May 2006; on [[July 8]], [[Televiziunea Română]] (TVR) presented the 100 Greatest Romanians, and on [[October 21]] the Greatest Romanian of all the times.
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} In Portugal, [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]] chose dictator [[António de Oliveira Salazar]] as [[Grandes Portugueses|the Greatest Portuguese]].
* {{flagicon|Spain}} In Spain, [[Antena 3 (Spain)|Antena 3]] chose the current head of state, [[King Juan Carlos I]], as the [[El Español De La Historia|The Most Important Spaniard in History]], on [[May 22nd]], [[2007]].<ref>http://www.antena3.com/elmasimportante/index.htm</ref>
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]] ran their version on [[Inter (TV channel)]] and called it [[Velyki Ukrajinci|Великі українці]] (''The Great Ukrainians''). To broadcast 2007-2008 season, [[2007]].[http://www.greatukrainians.com.ua/]


==References==
===International situations===
{{Reflist}}
Using economic sanctions and political pressure, the United States mounted a campaign to drive [[Panama]]nian ruler General [[Manuel Antonio Noriega]] from power.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> In May 1989, after [[Guillermo Endara]] had been duly elected President of Panama, Noriega nullified the election outcome, drawing intensified pressure. In October, Noriega suppressed a military coup attempt, but in December, after his defense forces shot a U.S. serviceman, [[United States invasion of Panama|24,000 U.S. troops invaded Panama]] under Cheney's direction. The stated reason for the invasion was to seize Noriega to face drug charges in the United States, protect American lives and property, and restore Panamanian civil liberties.<ref>
{{cite encyclopedia
| encyclopedia =Encyclopedia Britannica
| title = Panama: Invasion of Panama
| url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-213962/Panama
| accessdate = 2007-12-12
| publisher= Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
| pages = 44
}}
</ref> Although the mission was controversial,<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DF123FF930A35752C0A966958260
|title=Observer; Is This Justice Necessary?
|date=1990-01-03
|accessdate=2007-12-12
|publisher=''The New York Times''
}}
</ref> American forces achieved control and Endara assumed the Presidency; Noriega was convicted and imprisoned on racketeering and drug trafficking charges in April 1992.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/just_cause.htm|title=Operation Just Cause
|date=2005-04-27
|accessdate=2007-12-12|
editor=John Pike
}}</ref>

[[Image:Cheney Gulf War news conference.jpg|thumb|right|Secretary of Defense Cheney during a press conference regarding the Gulf War]]
In 1991, the [[Somali Civil War]] drew the world's attention. In August 1992, the United States began to provide humanitarian assistance, primarily food, through a military airlift. At President Bush's direction, Cheney dispatched the first of 26,000 U.S. troops to [[Somalia]] as part of the [[Unified Task Force]] (UNITAF), designed to provide security and food relief.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> Cheney's successors as Secretary of Defense, [[Les Aspin]] and [[William J. Perry]], had to contend with both the Bosnian and Somali issues.

====Iraqi invasion of Kuwait====
Cheney would face a big challenge in the [[Persian Gulf]], on August 1, 1990, [[Iraq]]i President [[Saddam Hussein]] [[Gulf War|sent invading forces into neighboring Kuwait]], a small oil-rich country long claimed by Iraq.<ref name="gulf war pbs">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/cron/
|title=The Gulf War: Chronology|accessdate=2007-12-13
|publisher=PBS
}}
</ref> An estimated 140,000 Iraqi troops quickly took control of [[Kuwait City]] and moved on to the [[Saudi Arabia]]/Kuwait border.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> The United States had already begun to develop contingency plans for defense of Saudi Arabia by the [[U.S. Central Command]], headed by General [[Norman Schwarzkopf]].

=====US and world reaction=====
[[Image:Cheney meeting with Prince Sultan.jpg|thumb|left|Cheney meets with [[Sultan, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|Prince Sultan, Minister of Defence and Aviation]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] to discuss how to handle the invasion of Kuwait]]
Cheney and Schwarzkopf oversaw planning for what would become a full-scale U.S. military operation. According to General [[Colin Powell]], Cheney "had become a glutton for information, with an appetite we could barely satisfy. He spent hours in the National Military Command Center peppering my staff with questions."<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>

Shortly after the Iraqi invasion, Cheney made the first of several visits to Saudi Arabia where [[King Fahd]] requested U.S. military assistance. The [[United Nations]] took action as well, passing a series of resolutions condemning Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; the [[UN Security Council]] authorized "all means necessary" to eject Iraq from Kuwait, and demanded that the country withdraw its forces by January 15, 1991.<ref name="gulf war pbs"/> By then, the United States had a force of about 500,000 stationed in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf. Other nations, including [[Great Britain]], Canada, France, Italy, [[Syria]], and [[Egypt]], contributed troops, and other allies, most notably Germany and Japan, agreed to provide financial support for the coalition effort, named [[Gulf_War#Operation_Desert_Shield|Operation Desert Shield]].<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>

On January 12, 1991, both Houses of Congress authorized the President to use military force to secure Iraq's compliance with UN resolutions on Kuwait.<ref name="gulf war pbs"/>

=====Military action=====
The first phase of [[Operation Desert Storm]], which began on January 17, 1991, was an air offensive to secure air superiority and attack Iraq's forces, targeting key Iraqi command and control centers, including [[Baghdad]] and [[Basra]]. Cheney turned most other Department of Defense matters over to Deputy Secretary Atwood and briefed Congress during the air and ground phases of the war.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> He flew with General Powell to the region (specifically [[Riyadh]]) to review and finalize the ground war plans.<ref name="gulf war pbs"/>

After an air offensive of more than five weeks, the UN coalition launched the ground war on February 24. Within 100 hours, Iraqi forces had been routed from Kuwait and General Schwarzkopf reported that the basic objective—expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait—had been met on February 27.<ref name="gulf war military">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.military.com/Resources/HistorySubmittedFileView?file=history_gulfwar.htm
|title=The Gulf War: A Line in the Sand
|accessdate=2007-12-13
|date=2006
|publisher=Military Advantage
}}
</ref> After consultation with Cheney and other members of his national security team, President Bush declared a suspension of hostilities.<ref name="gulf war pbs"/>

=====Aftermath=====
A total of 147 U.S. military personnel died in combat, and another 236 died as a result of accidents or other causes.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/><ref name="gulf war military"/> Iraq agreed to a formal truce on March 3, and a permanent cease-fire on April 6.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/>

Subsequently there was debate about whether the UN coalition should have driven as far as Baghdad to oust Saddam Hussein from power. President Bush agreed that the decision to end the ground war when they did was correct, but the debate persisted as Hussein remained in power and rebuilt his military forces.<ref name="Cheney DoD bio"/> Arguably the most significant debate concerned whether U.S. and coalition forces had left Iraq too soon.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.indepthinfo.com/iraq/aftermath.shtml|title=Aftermath of the Gulf War
|accessdate=2007-12-18
|publisher=W.J. Rayment
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
| last = Strauss
| first = Mark
|date=March-April 2002
| title = Attacking Iraq
| journal = Foreign Policy
| issue = 129
| pages = 14–19
| publisher = JSTOR
| doi = 10.2307/3183385
| url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0015-7228(200203%2F04)129%3C14%3AAI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-2
| accessdate = 2007-12-18
}}
</ref> In an April 15, 1994 interview with [[C-SPAN]], Cheney explained that occupying and attempting to take over the country would have been a "bad idea" and would have led to a "quagmire."<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=58277-1
| title=Life and Career of Dick Cheney: American Profile Interview
| publisher=C-SPAN
|date=1994-04-15
| accessdate=2007-10-25
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| last=Garfunkel
| first=Jon
| url=http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2007/08/cheney_video_huntthe_tangled_s.html
| title=Cheney Video Hunt: The Tangled State of Archived News Footage Online
| publisher=Public Broadcasting System
|date=2007-08-22
| accessdate=2007-10-25
}}
</ref>

Cheney regarded the Gulf War as an example of the kind of regional problem the United States was likely to continue to face in the future.<ref>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/oral/cheney/2.html
| title=Oral History: Richard Cheney
| publisher=Public Broadcasting System
| author=
| date=
| accessdate=2007-10-25
}}
</ref>
<blockquote>
We're always going to have to be involved [in the Middle East]. Maybe it's part of our national character, you know we like to have these problems nice and neatly wrapped up, put a ribbon around it. You deploy a force, you win the war and the problem goes away and it doesn't work that way in the Middle East it never has and isn't likely to in my lifetime.
</blockquote>

==Private sector career==
Between 1987 and 1989, during his last term in Congress, Cheney was a director of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] foreign policy organization.<ref name=cfr>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cfr.org/about/history/cfr/appendix.html
|title=The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996 - Historical Roster of Directors and Officers}}</ref>

With the new [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] administration under President [[Bill Clinton]] in [[United States presidential election, 1992|January 1993]], Cheney left the Department of Defense and joined the [[American Enterprise Institute]]. He also served a second term as a Council on Foreign Relations director from 1993 to 1995.<ref name=cfr/> From 1995 until 2000, he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of [[Halliburton]], a [[Fortune 500]] company and market leader in the energy sector.

Cheney's record as CEO was subject to some dispute among Wall Street analysts; a 1998 merger between Halliburton and [[Dresser Industries]] attracted the criticism of some Dresser executives for Halliburton's lack of accounting transparency.<ref>
{{cite news
| title= THE 2000 CAMPAIGN; Cheney Has Mixed Record In Business Executive Role
| last =Henriques
| first =Diana B.
| last2 =Bergman
| first2 =Lowell
| last3 =Oppel
| first3 =Richard A. Jr.
| last4 =Moss
| first4 =Michael
| publisher=The New York Times
|date=2000-08-24
| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EEDB1431F937A1575BC0A9669C8B63
}}
</ref> During Cheney's tenure, Halliburton changed its accounting practices regarding revenue realization of disputed costs on major construction projects.<ref>
{{cite news
| title= Under Cheney, Halliburton Altered Policy On Accounting
| last =Berenson
| first =Alex
| last2 =Bergman
| first2 =Lowell
| publisher=The New York Times
|date=2002-05-22
| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E6DF1038F931A15756C0A9649C8B63
}}
</ref> Cheney resigned as CEO of [[Halliburton]] on July 25, 2000. As vice president, he argued that this step removed any [[conflict of interest]]. Cheney's net worth, estimated to be between $30 million and $100 million, is largely derived from his post at Halliburton, as well as the Cheneys gross income of nearly $8.82 million.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/politics/main575356.shtml
|title=Cheney's Halliburton Ties Remain
|publisher=CBS News
|accessdate=2007-12-13
|date=2003-09-26
}}
</ref>

In 1997, along with [[Donald Rumsfeld]], [[William Kristol]] and others, Cheney founded the "[[Project for the New American Century]]," a [[neoconservatism|neoconservative]] U.S. [[think tank]] whose self-stated goal is to "promote American global leadership."<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm|title=About PNAC
|publisher=newamericancentury.org
|accessdate=2007-07-18
}}
</ref> He was also part of the board of advisors of the [[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]] (JINSA) before becoming vice president.<ref name="JINSA">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.jinsa.org/articles/articles.html/function/view/categoryid/1082/documentid/1084/history/3,2360,656,1082,1084
|title=President-elect G.W. Bush: Key Defense Appointments and Arms Control Policy
|publisher=Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA)
|accessdate=2007-12-13
|date=2000-12-18
}}
</ref>

==Vice-President==
===2000 election===
{{seealso|United States presidential election, 2000}}
[[Image:Vp 008.jpg|thumb|right|Vice President Cheney with [[Leon J. LaPorte|General LaPorte]] during his visit to [[Yongsan Garrison]], 2003]]

In early 2000, while serving as the CEO of Halliburton, Cheney headed [[George W. Bush]]'s vice-presidential search committee. On July 25, after reviewing Cheney's findings, Bush surprised some pundits by asking Cheney himself to join the Republican ticket.<ref name="cheney video"/> Halliburton reportedly reached agreement on July 20 to allow Cheney to retire, with a package estimated at $20 million.<ref>
{{cite news
| title= The 2000 Campaign: The Republican Running Mate&mdash;Cheney Is Said to Be Receiving $20 Million Retirement Package
| last =Henriques
| first =Diana B.
| last2 =Bergman
| first2 =Lowell
| last3 =Norris
| first3 =Floyd
| publisher=The New York Times
|date=2000-08-12
| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502EEDE123FF931A2575BC0A9669C8B63
}}
</ref>

Cheney campaigned vigorously against [[Al Gore]]'s running mate, [[Joseph Lieberman]], in the 2000 presidential election. Cheney, who had been typecast as being "aloof" during most of the campaign was remarkably lively during his visit to [[Chicago]] where he rode the [[Chicago 'L'|L]], danced the [[polka]], served attendees [[kielbasa]] with stuffed cabbage and addressed a cheering crowd.<ref>[http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/090500/gen_0905005844.shtml Quest for the Presidency: Cheney dances, rides public train 09/05/00<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

While the election was undecided, the Bush-Cheney team was not eligible for public funding to plan a transition to a new administration. So, Cheney opened a privately funded transition office in Washington. This office worked to identify candidates for all important positions in the cabinet.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~action/chrntran.html
|title=The New Administration Takes Shape
|last =Appleman
|first =Eric M.
|publisher=George Washington University
|accessdate=2007-11-13
}}
</ref> According to [[Craig Unger]], Cheney advocated [[Donald Rumsfeld]] for the post of Secretary of Defense to counter the influence of [[Colin Powell]] at the State Department, and tried unsuccessfully to have [[Paul D. Wolfowitz]] named to replace [[George Tenet]] as director of the [[CIA]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/11/09/house_of_bush_3/print.html
|title=How Cheney took control of Bush's foreign policy
|last =Unger
|first =Craig
|publisher=Salon.com
|date=2007-11-09
|accessdate=2007-11-13
}}
</ref>

===First term===
Following the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Vice President Cheney remained physically apart from President Bush for security reasons. For a period, Cheney stayed at an "undisclosed location" ([[Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania]]), out of public view.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/white_house/july-dec04/cheney_09-01.html
|title=The Running Mate
|accessdate=2008-01-02
|publisher=PBS
}}
</ref>

On the morning of June 29, 2002, Cheney served as [[Acting President of the United States]] under the terms of the [[25th Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]], while President Bush was undergoing a [[colonoscopy]]. Cheney acted as President from 11:09 [[UTC]] that day until Bush resumed control at 13:24 UTC.<ref>
{{cite web
| author=White House Press Secretary
| title=Statement by the Press Secretary
| date=2002-06-22
| url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020629-1.html
| accessdate=2008-01-09
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| author=CNN Transcripts
| title=White House Physician Provides Update on Bush's Condition
| date=[[2002-06-29]]
| url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0206/29/bn.02.html
| accessdate=2006-06-04
}}
</ref>

====War on Terrorism====
[[Image:Cheney-Balad-Iraq-Mar2008.jpg|thumb|right|Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to U.S. troops at [[Camp Anaconda]], Iraq in 2008]]

Since the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] on the United States, Cheney has helped shape President Bush's approach to the [[War on Terrorism]]. Despite contrary claims from [[The Pentagon]], Cheney continued to assert a connection between Al-Qaeda and Iraq prior to the Iraq War in several public speeches, drawing criticism from some members of the intelligence community and leading Democrats.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6533367.stm
|title=Cheney asserts Iraq-al Qaeda link
|accessdate=2007-12-11
|date=2007-04-06
|publisher=BBC
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url = http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/05/national/w222503D69.DTL&type=politics
|title = Cheney Reasserts al-Qaida-Saddam Link
|date=2007-04-06
|publisher=Hearst Communications
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/world/middleeast/06intel.html?pagewanted=print
|title=Bush Overstated Iraq Evidence, Senators Report
|authors=Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane
|accessdate=2008-06-17
|date=2008-06-06
|publisher=The New York Times
}}
</ref> He also made numerous public statements regarding Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and made repeated personal visits to CIA headquarters, where he questioned mid-level agency analysts on their WMD conclusions.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Frontline: The Dark Side
|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/
|publisher=Public Broadcasting System
|date=2006-06-20
|accessdate=2008-02-06
}}</ref>

Following the U.S. invasion of [[Iraq]], Cheney remained steadfast in his support of the war, stating that it would be an "enormous success story"<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/23/cheney.interview/
|title=Cheney: Iraq will be 'enormous success story'
|accessdate=2007-12-11
|date=2005-06-25
|publisher=CNN
}}
</ref> and made many visits to the country. He often criticized [[Opposition to the Iraq War|war critics]], calling them “opportunists” who were peddling “cynical and pernicious falsehoods” to gain political advantage while U.S. soldiers died in Iraq. In response, Senator [[John Kerry]] asserted, “It is hard to name a government official with less credibility on Iraq [than Cheney]."<ref name="Cheney criticizes">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10078197/
|title=Cheney calls war critics "opportunists"
|date=2005-11-17
|accessdate=2007-12-11
|publisher=MSNBC
}}
</ref>

===Second term===
{{seealso|United States presidential election, 2004}}
[[Image:Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Vice President Dick Cheney in Vilnius, Lithuania.jpg|thumb|right|President of Lithuania [[Valdas Adamkus]] (right) meets with Vice President Cheney in [[Vilnius]], May 2006]]
[[George W. Bush]] and Cheney were re-elected in the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 presidential election]], running against [[John Kerry]] and his running mate, [[John Edwards]]. During the election, the pregnancy of his daughter Mary and her [[sexual orientation]] as a [[lesbian]] became a source of public attention for Cheney in light of the [[same-sex marriage|same-sex]] [[marriage]] debate.<ref>
{{Citation
| publication-date=2004-08-25
| year=2004
| title=Cheney describes same-sex marriage as state issue
| publisher=CNN
| url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/24/cheney.samesex/
| accessdate=2006-08-02
}}
</ref>

Cheney's former chief legal counsel, [[David Addington]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/cheney/etc/script.html
|title=FRONTLINE: Cheney's Law
|publisher=Public Broadcasting System
|date=2007-10-16
|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref> is currently his chief of staff. [[John P. Hannah]] serves as his national security adviser.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=11423
|title=Vice Squad
|last=Dreyfuss
|first=Robert
|publisher=The American Prospect
|date=2006-04-17
|accessdate=2008-02-29}}</ref>
Until his resignation in 2005, [[Scooter Libby|I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr.]] served in both roles.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/politics/02aide.html?pagewanted=print
|title=In Cheney's New Chief, a Bureaucratic Master
|last=Jehl
|first=Douglas
|publisher=The New York Times
|date=2005-11-05
}}
</ref>

On the morning of July 21, 2007, Cheney once again served as Acting President for about two and a half hours. President Bush transferred the power of the presidency prior to undergoing a medical procedure, requiring sedation, and later resumed his powers and duties that same day.<ref name="acting cheney">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19872260/
|title=Bush has 5 polyps removed during colonoscopy
|accessdate=2007-12-18
|date=2007-07-21
|publisher=MSNBC
}}
</ref>

Since 2001, when asked if he is interested in the Republican presidential nomination, Cheney has said he wishes to retire to private life after his term as Vice President expires.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/295zkwpw.asp
|title=President Cheney?
|last=Barnes
|first=Fred
|publisher=The Weekly Standard
|volume=10
|number=23
|date=2005-03-07
|accessdate=2007-12-18
}}
</ref>

====Disclosure of documents====
[[Image:Rumsfeld Bush Cheney.jpg|thumb|left|Cheney (far right) with former Defense Secretary [[Donald Rumsfeld]] and President Bush]]
Cheney was a prominent member of the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG),<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.issues2000.org/2004/Dick_Cheney_Energy_+_Oil.htm
|title=Dick Cheney on Energy & Oil: Member of Bush’s National Energy Policy Development Group
|accessdate=2008-01-02
|date=2001-05-02
|publisher=National Energy Policy Report
}}
</ref> commonly known as the [[Energy task force]], which comprised energy industry representatives, including several [[Enron]] executives. After the [[Enron scandal]], critics accused the Bush administration of improper political and business ties. In July 2003, the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] ruled that the [[Department of Commerce]] must disclose NEPDG documents, containing references to companies that had made agreements with [[Saddam Hussein]] to develop Iraq's oil.<ref name="nepdg">
{{cite web
|title=Judicial Watch, Inc. vs. National Energy Policy Development Group
|url=http://www.judicialwatch.org/printer_1270.shtml
|accessdate=2007-12-18
|date=2004
|publisher=Judicial Watch, Inc
}}
</ref>

Since 2003, the vice president's staff have opted not to file required reports with the National Archives and Records Administration office charged with assuring that the executive branch protects classified information, nor has it allowed inspection of its record keeping.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/81883/output/print
|title=Challenging Cheney
|author=Michael Isikoff
|publisher=Newsweek
|date=2007-12-24
|accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref>
Cheney refused to release the documents, citing his executive privilege to deny congressional information requests.<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Ragavan
| first = Chitra
| title = Cheney Tangles With Agency on Secrecy
| journal = U.S. News & World Report
| date = 2007-02-08
| year = 2007
| url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070208/8cheney.htm?s_cid=rss:site1
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201322.html?hpid=topnews
|title=Cheney Defiant on Classified Material
|first=Peter
|last=Baker
|publisher=The Washington Post
|date=2007-06-22
|accessdate=2007-12-13
}}
</ref> Such media outlets as [[Time Magazine|''Time'' Magazine]] and [[CBS News]] sarcastically questioned whether Cheney had created a "fourth branch of government" that was not subject to any laws.<ref>
{{cite news
|last=Duffy
|first=Michael
|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1636435,00.html
|title=The Cheney Branch of Government
|publisher=Time
|date=2007-06-22
|accessdate=2007-07-19
}}
</ref>A group of historians and open-government advocates filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asking the court to declare that Cheney's vice-presidential records are covered by the [[Presidential Records Act of 1978]] and cannot be destroyed, taken or withheld from the public without proper review.<ref>
{{cite news
|last=Lee
|first=Christopher
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090702260_pf.html
|title=Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public
|publisher=The Washington Post
|date=2008-09-08
|accessdate=2008-09-08
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|last=Lee
|first=Christopher
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092001627_pf.html
|title=Cheney Is Told to Keep Official Records
|publisher=The Washington Post
|date=2008-09-21
|accessdate=2008-09-28
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|last=Breitman
|first=Rachel
|url=http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/09/advocacy-group.html
|title=Advocacy Group Files Suit To Ensure That VP's Records Stay Public
|publisher=The American Lawyer
|date=2008-09-09
|accessdate=2008-09-09
}}
</ref>

====CIA leak scandal====
{{main|CIA leak scandal}}
{{seealso|CIA leak grand jury investigation|United States v. Libby}}

On October 18, 2005, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that the vice president's office was central to the investigation of the [[Valerie Plame]] [[Plame affair|CIA leak scandal]], for Cheney's former [[Chief of staff (politics)|chief of staff]], [[Lewis Libby|Lewis "Scooter" Libby]], was one of the figures under investigation.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html
| title = Spinning the Course
| last = Froomkin
| first = Dan
| publisher =The Washington Post
| date = 2006-10-24
| accessdate = 2006-10-24
}}
</ref> On March 6, 2007, Libby was convicted on four felony counts for obstruction of justice, perjury, and making [[USC Title 18, Section 1001|false statements]] to [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|federal investigators]].<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/28/leak.probe/
|title=Cheney's top aide indicted; CIA leak probe continues
|date=2005-10-29
|accessdate=2008-01-02
|publisher=CNN
}}
</ref> Libby resigned from his positions as Cheney's chief of staff and assistant on national security affairs after his indictment in 2005. ''The National Journal'' reported that Libby had stated before a grand jury that his superiors, including Vice President Cheney, had authorized him to disclose classified information to the press regarding Iraq's weapons intelligence on February 9, 2006.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2006/0209nj1.htm
|title=Cheney 'Authorized' Libby to Leak Classified Information
|date=2006-02-09
|accessdate=2007-12-13
|publisher=The National Journal
|last=Waas
|first=Murray
}}
</ref>

[[Image:Cheneysnotes.jpg|right|thumb|A handwritten note above Joe Wilson's editorial by Vice President Dick Cheney referring to the covert agent before the leak took place.]]
On September 8, 2006, [[Richard Armitage]], former Deputy Secretary of State, publicly announced that he was the source of the revelation of Plame's status. Armitage said he was not a part of a conspiracy to reveal Plame's identity and did not know whether one existed.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090800304.html
| last=Apuzzo
| first=Matt
| title = Armitage Says He Was Source on Plame
| publisher =The Washington Post
| date = [[2006-09-08]]
| accessdate = 2006-10-24
}}
</ref>

====Hunting incident====
{{main|Dick Cheney hunting incident}}
On February 11, 2006, Cheney accidentally<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/12/cheney/
|title=Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter
|accessdate=2007-07-04
|publisher=CNN|date=[[2006-02-13]]
|last=Bash
|first=Dana
}}
</ref> shot [[Harry Whittington]], a 78-year-old Texas attorney, in the face, neck, and upper torso with birdshot pellets when he turned to shoot a [[quail]] while hunting on a southern Texas ranch.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/buckley/buckley200602201107.asp
|title=Killer Cheney
|accessdate=2007-02-22
|publisher=National Review Online
|date=[[2006-02-06]]
|last=Buckley
|first=William F.
}}
</ref>

Whittington suffered a mild [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], and [[atrial fibrillation]] due to a pellet that embedded in the outer layers of his heart. The [[Kenedy County, Texas|Kenedy County]] Sheriff's office cleared Cheney of any criminal wrongdoing in the matter, and in an interview with [[Fox News]], Cheney accepted full responsibility for the incident.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/15/cheney/
|title=Cheney: 'One of the worst days of my life'
|accessdate=2006-08-02
|publisher=CNN
|date=2006-02-16
|last=Bash
|first=Dana
|last2=Malveaux
|first2= Suzanne
|last3=McCaughan
|first3=Tim
}}
</ref> Whittington was discharged from the hospital on February 17, 2006. Later, Whittington apologized to the vice-president for the trouble the event had caused him and his family. Cheney reiterated that it was an honest accident.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11409731/
|title=Harry Whittington's hospital statement&mdash;Man shot by Vice President Cheney says accidents happen
|accessdate=2006-08-02
|publisher=MSNBC
|date=2006-02-16
|last=MSNBC
|first=Editorial staff
}}
</ref>

==== Assassination attempt ====
[[Image:Dick Cheney Mitch McConnell Trent Lott 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Cheney speaks to the press flanked by fellow Republicans [[Mitch McConnell]] (left) and [[Trent Lott]], April 2007]]
{{main|2007 Bagram Air Base bombing}}
On February 27, 2007, at about 10 a.m., a suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded 20 more outside [[Bagram Air Base]] in [[Afghanistan]] during a visit by Cheney. Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a [[Taliban]] spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack and said Cheney was its intended target. The Taliban claimed that [[Osama Bin Laden]] supervised the operation.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003681577_cheney26.html
|publisher=The Seattle Times
|title=Bin Laden is said to have supervised February Cheney-visit attack
|last=Johnson
|first=Anna
|date=2007-04-26
|accessdate=2007-12-13
}}
</ref> The bomb went off outside the front gate, however, while Cheney was inside the base and half a mile away. He reported hearing the blast, saying "I heard a loud boom...The Secret Service came in and told me there had been an attack on the main gate."<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/cheney.afghanistan.ap/index.html
|title=Cheney unhurt in blast outside Afghan base
|publisher=CNN
|author=The Associated Press|date=[[2007-02-27]]
|accessdate=2007-02-27
}}
</ref> The purpose of Cheney's visit to the region had been to press [[Pakistan]] for a united front against the Taliban.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/26/ap/world/mainD8NHG8K01.shtml
|title=Cheney Asks Musharraf to Fight al-Qaida
|publisher=CBS
|last=Graham
|first=Stephen
|date=2007-02-26
|accessdate=2008-01-03
}}
</ref>

====Policy formulation====
[[Image:Vice President Cheney Pope Benedict XVI on stage.jpg|thumb|Pope [[Benedict XVI]], Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney at a farewell ceremony for the Pope at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York.]]

Both supporters and detractors of Cheney regard him as a shrewd and knowledgeable politician who knows the functions and intricacies of the federal government. A sign of Cheney's active policy-making role was House Speaker [[Dennis Hastert]]'s provision of an office near the House floor for Cheney<ref name="house floor office">
{{cite news
|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/05/cheney.hill
|publisher=CNN
|title=Cheney makes Capitol Hill rounds
|date=2001-01-05
|accessdate=2008-01-03
}}
</ref> in addition to his office in the [[West Wing]],<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Inside the Real West Wing
|work=The Washington Post
|date=2006-08-22
|accessdate=2008-01-03
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/custom/2005/06/06/CU2005060601310.html
|last=Froomkin
|first=Dan
}}
</ref> his ceremonial office in the [[Old Executive Office Building]],<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc32.htm
|title=Old Executive Office Building
|publisher=National Park Service
|accessdate=2008-01-03
}}
</ref> and his Senate offices (one in the [[Dirksen Senate Office Building]] and another off the floor of the Senate).<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/visiting/d_three_sections_with_teasers/dirksen_senate_office_map_page.htm
|title=Dirksen Senate Office Building
|publisher=United States Senate
|accessdate=2008-01-03
}}
</ref><ref name="house floor office"/>

Cheney has actively promoted an expansion of the powers of the presidency, saying that the Bush administration’s challenges to the laws which Congress passed after Vietnam and Watergate to contain and oversee the executive branch&mdash;the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]], the [[Presidential Records Act]], the [[Freedom of Information Act]] and the [[War Powers Resolution]]&mdash;are, in Cheney's words, “a restoration, if you will, of the power and authority of the president.”<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Bazelon-t.html?pagewanted=print
|title=All the President’s Powers
|last=Brazelon
|first=Emily
|publisher=The New York Times
|date=2007-11-18
|accessdate=2007-11-18
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://hnn.us/articles/44951.html
|title=The Return of the Imperial Presidency: An Interview with Charlie Savage
|author=Robin Lindley
|publisher=History News Network
|date=2008-01-07
|accessdate=2008-02-13
}}</ref>

[[Image:Army mil-2008-03-24-090714.jpg|thumb|left|Cheney presents the [[Silver Star]] to [[Monica Lin Brown]].]]
In June 2007, the ''[[Washington Post]]'' summarized Cheney’s vice presidency in a Pulitzer Prize-winning<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/07/AR2008040701359_pf.html
|title=Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzers
|author=Howard Kurtz
|publisher=The Washington Post
|date=2008-04-07
|accessdate=2008-04-07}}</ref>
four-part series, based in part on interviews with former administration officials. The articles characterized Cheney not as a “shadow” president, but as someone who usually has the last words of counsel to the president on policies, which in many cases would reshape the powers of the presidency. When former vice president [[Dan Quayle]] suggested to Cheney that the office was largely ceremonial, Cheney reportedly replied, “I have a different understanding with the president.” The articles described Cheney as having a secretive approach to the tools of government, indicated by the use of his own security classification and three man-sized safes in his offices.<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Gellman
| first = Barton
| last2 = Becker
| first2 = Jo
| title = Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency&mdash;'A Different Understanding With the President'
| journal = Washington Post
| pages = A01
| date = June 24, 2007
| year = 2007
| url = http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/chapters/chapter_1/
|accessdate=2008-01-17
}}
</ref>

The articles described Cheney’s influence on decisions pertaining to detention of suspected terrorists and the legal limits that apply to their questioning, especially what constitutes torture.<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Gellman
| first = Barton
| last2 = Becker
| first2 = Jo
| title = Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency&mdash; Pushing the Envelope on Presidential Power
| journal = Washington Post
| pages = A01
| date = June 25, 2007
| year = 2007
| url = http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/chapters/pushing_the_envelope_on_presi/index.html
|accessdate=2008-01-17
}}
</ref> They characterized Cheney as having the strongest influence within the administration in shaping budget and tax policy in a manner that assures “conservative orthodoxy.”<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Gellman
| first = Barton
| last2 = Becker
| first2 = Jo
| title = Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency&mdash;A Strong Push From Backstage
| journal = Washington Post
| pages = A01
| date = June 26, 2007
| year = 2007
| url = http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/chapters/a_strong_push_from_back_stage/index.html
|accessdate=2008-01-17
}}
</ref> They also highlighted Cheney’s behind-the-scenes influence on the administration’s environmental policy to ease pollution controls for power plants, facilitate the disposal of nuclear waste, open access to federal timber resources, and avoid federal constraints on greenhouse gas emissions, among other issues. The articles characterized his approach to policy formulation as favoring business over the environment.<ref>
{{Citation
| title = Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency&mdash;Leaving No Tracks
| journal = Washington Post
| date = June 27, 2007
| year = 2007
| url = http://blog.washingtonpost.com/cheney/chapters/leaving_no_tracks/index.html
|accessdate=2008-01-17
}}
</ref>

In June 2008, Cheney allegedly attempted to block efforts by Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] to strike a controversial US compromise deal with North Korea over the communist state's nuclear program.<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Sherwell
| first = Philip
| title = Dick Cheney 'tried to block North Korea Nuclear deal'
| journal = The Telegraph
| pages = A01
| date = June 28, 2008
| year = 2008
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2211928/Dick-Cheney--%27tried-to-block-North-Korea-nuclear-deal%27.html
| accessdate=2008-08-05
}}
</ref>

In July, 2008, a former [[Environmental Protection Agency]] official stated publicly that Cheney's office had pushed significantly for large-scale deletions from a [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] report on the health effects of global warming "fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases."<ref name="ap1001">{{cite news
|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_re_us/cheney_climate
|title=Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony
|last=Hebert
|first=Josef
|publisher=The Associated Press
|date=2008-07-08
|accessdate=2008-07-08
}}</ref> In October, when the report appeared with six pages cut from the testimony, The White House claimed that the changes were made due to concerns regarding the accuracy of the science. However, according to the former senior adviser on climate change to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, Cheney's office was directly responsible for nearly half of the original testimony being deleted.<ref name="ap1001" />

==Health problems==
Cheney's long histories of [[cardiovascular disease]] and periodic need for urgent health care have raised questions of whether he is medically fit to serve in public office. Formerly a heavy smoker, Cheney sustained the first of four [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]s in 1978, at age 37. Subsequent attacks in 1984, 1988, and 2000<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/06/29/cheney.chronology/index.html</ref> have resulted in moderate contractile dysfunction of his [[left ventricle]]. He underwent four-vessel [[Coronary artery bypass surgery|coronary artery bypass]] grafting in 1988, [[Stent|coronary artery stenting]] in November 1994, and urgent [[Angioplasty|coronary balloon angioplasty]] in December 1994.<ref name="cheney's health cbs"/>

As vice president, Cheney is cared for by the White House Medical Group (WHMG).<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/whmo/whmu.html
|title=White House Medical Unit
|accessdate=2008-01-03
|publisher=White House
}}
</ref> Staff from the WHMG accompany the president and the vice president while either is traveling, and make advance contact with local emergency medical services to ensure that urgent care is available immediately should it be necessary.<!-- The following reference comes up as "forbidden"<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.afdil.org/Departments/legalmed/legmed2003/Fuller.pdf
| last = Fuller
| first = George F.
| title = White House Medical Support
| publisher = The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
| date = [[2004-04-02]]
| accessdate = 2006-10-24
|format=PDF
}}
</ref> --> He has undergone a number of operations during his tenure.

In 2001, an examination of Cheney with a [[Holter monitor]] revealed the presence of brief episodes of (asymptomatic) [[Cardiac ectopy|ectopy]]. An [[electrophysiologic study]] was performed, at which Cheney was found to have an unsteady and potentially fatal heartbeat.<ref name="Dr. Zebra"/> An [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]] (ICD) was therefore implanted in his left upper anterior chest.<ref name="small times">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.smalltimes.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ARCHI&C=Bio&ARTICLE_ID=267535&p=109
|title=Mems Device in Cheney's Chest helps Veep's Ticker Keep Time
|date=2001-07-02
|accessdate=2008-01-03
|work=Small Times
|last=Karoub
|first=Jeff
}}
</ref>

On September 24, 2005, Cheney underwent a six hour endo-[[Blood vessel|vascular]] procedure to repair [[popliteal artery]] [[aneurysm]]s bilaterally, a [[catheter]] treatment technique used in the artery behind each knee.<ref name="cheney's health cbs"/> The condition was discovered at a regular physical in July, and was not life-threatening.<ref name="Dr. Zebra">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/a_cheney.htm
| author = "Dr. Zebra"
| title = Health & Medical History of Richard "Dick" Cheney
| publisher = Dr. Zebra.com
| date = [[2007-12-01]]
| accessdate = 2008-01-10
}}
</ref> Cheney was taken to hospital for tests after experiencing shortness of breath five months later. In late April, 2006, an ultrasound revealed that the clot was smaller.<ref name="cheney's health cbs"/>

On March 5, 2007, Cheney was treated for [[deep-vein thrombosis]] in his left leg at [[George Washington University Hospital]] after experiencing pain in his left calf.<ref name="cheney's health cbs"/> Doctors prescribed blood-thinning medication and allowed him to return to work.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/05/cheney.health/index.html
| last = Malveaux
| first = Suzanne
| title = Cheney treated for blood clot in his leg
| publisher = CNN
| date=2007-03-05
| accessdate = 2007-03-05
}}
</ref>

[[CBS News]] reported that during the morning of November 26, 2007, Cheney was diagnosed with [[atrial fibrillation]] and underwent treatment that afternoon.<ref name="cheney's health cbs">
{{cite news
|url=http://wcbstv.com/topstories/cheney.irregular.heartbeat.2.595859.html
|title=V.P. Cheney Treated For Irregular Heartbeat
|accessdate=2007-12-13
|date=2007-11-26
|publisher=CBS News
}}
</ref>

On July 12, 2008 Cheney underwent a cardiological exam, and doctors reported that his heartbeat was normal for a 67-year-old man with a history of heart problems. As part of his annual checkup, he was administered an electrocardiogram and radiological imaging of the stents placed in the arteries behind his knees in 2005. Doctors said that Cheney had not experienced any recurrence of atrial fibrillation and that his special pacemaker had neither detected nor treated any [[arrhythmia]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.newser.com/article/d91sdbo80/look-at-cheneys-health-history-over-the-years.html
|title=Look at Cheney's health history over the years
|accessdate=2008-07-25
|date=2008-07-12
|publisher=Associated Press}}
</ref>

==Public perception==
In the beginning of the Bush administration, Cheney's public opinion polls were more favorable than unfavorable. In the wake of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], both Bush's and Cheney's [[approval rating]]s rose, with Cheney reaching 63 percent<ref name="cheney gallup approval"/> and the president with 90 percent.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/07/usatgallup-po-1.html
|accessdate=2007-11-28
|publisher=USA Today
|date=2007-07-10
|title=USAT/Gallup Poll: Bush approval at new low&mdash;Republican support eroding
}}
</ref> The polling numbers for both men have steadily declined since that period, however.<ref name="cheney gallup approval"/><ref name="PollingReport">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.pollingreport.com/C.htm
|accessdate=2006-12-31
|publisher=The Polling Report
|date=2007-12-31
|title=Vice President Dick Cheney: Job Ratings
}}
</ref> Cheney's [[Gallup]] poll figures are consistent with those from other polls:<ref name="cheney gallup approval">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/28159/Americans-Ratings-Dick-Cheney-Reach-New-Lows.aspx
|title=Americans' Ratings of Dick Cheney Reach New Lows
|last=Carroll
|first=Joseph
|date=2007-07-18
|accessdate=2007-12-22
|publisher=The Gallup Organization
}}
</ref>
*April, 2001&mdash;63% approval, 21% disapproval
*January, 2002&mdash;68% approval, 18% disapproval
*January, 2004&mdash;56% approval, 36% disapproval
*January, 2005&mdash;50% approval, 40% disapproval
*January, 2006&mdash;41% approval, 46% disapproval
*July, 2007&mdash;30% approval, 60% disapproval

Cheney has often created controversy, mostly from his role in shaping the Bush administration's policies on Iraq and the war on terrorism. In one instance, the vice president was recorded as apparently supporting [[waterboarding]], widely regarded as a form of [[torture]], as an interrogation technique for questioning suspected terrorists.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15433467/
|title=Cheney endorses simulated drowning
|date=2006-10-26
|last=Sevastopulo|first=Demetri
|publisher=MSNBC
|accessdate=2007-12-22}}
</ref> The following day, the White House denied that Cheney was referring to waterboarding or torture.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15443701/
|title=Snow: Cheney doesn't support waterboarding
|date=2006-10-27
|accessdate=2007-12-22
|publisher=MSNBC
}}
</ref>

In April 2007 Cheney was awarded an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] of [[public service]] from [[Brigham Young University]], where he delivered the commencement address.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660215019,00.html
| title = BYU to give Cheney honorary degree
| accessdate = 2007-05-07
| date = 2006-04-25
| publisher =Deseret News
}}
</ref> His selection as graduate commencement speaker was controversial. The college board of trustees issued a statement explaining that the invitation should be viewed "as one extended to someone holding the high office of vice president of the United States rather than to a partisan political figure."<ref>
{{cite web
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|title=BYU Invitation to Vice President Stirs Debate
|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|date=2007-03-29
|author=LDS Newsroom
|accessdate=2007-06-27
}}
</ref> BYU permitted a protest to occur so long as it did not "make personal attacks against Cheney, attack (the) BYU administration, the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|church]] or the [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]]."<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://nn.byu.edu/story.cfm/63803
|title=BYU to Allow Cheney Protest
|publisher=Brigham Young University
|date=2007-03-29
|last=Buchanan
|first=Adam
|accessdate=2007-12-11
}}
</ref>

On April 24, 2007, Representative [[Dennis Kucinich]] of [[Ohio]] presented [[articles of impeachment]] against Cheney, as [[US House Resolution 333|House Resolution 333]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.RES.333:
|title=House Resolution 333: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
|accessdate=2007-04-25
|last=Kucinich
|first=Dennis J.
|authorlink=Dennis Kucinich
|date=April 24, 2007
|work=110th Congress, 1st Session, H. RES. 333
|publisher=The [[Library of Congress]]
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://kucinich.house.gov/SpotlightIssues/documents.htm
|title=Supporting Documents for H Res 333
|accessdate=2007-04-25
|last=Kucinich
|first=Dennis J.
|authorlink=Dennis Kucinich
|date=April 24, 2007
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
|first=Thomas
|last=Ferraro
|coauthors=Cowan, Richard
|title=Democratic lawmaker seeks to impeach Cheney
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</ref> It was not initially cosponsored, and was immediately referred to the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]], where no action was taken.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.res.00333:
|title=Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
|accessdate=2007-04-25
|last=Kucinich
|first=Dennis J.
|authorlink=Dennis Kucinich
|date=April 24, 2007
|publisher=[[The Library of Congress]] Thomas
}}
</ref> The resolution has acquired 24 Democratic cosponsors since its introduction, six of whom are members of the House Judiciary Committee.<ref>
{{cite web
|author=Associated Press
|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-05-02-clay-cheney-impeachment_N.htm
|title=Clay co-sponsors resolution to impeach Cheney
|accessdate=2007-05-06
|date=May 3, 2007
|publisher=[[USAToday]]
}}
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{{cite news
|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0705021185may03,1,7098537.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
|title=Schakowsky joins Kucinich effort to impeach Cheney
|accessdate=2007-05-06
|date=May 3, 2007
|publisher=Chicago Tribune
}}
</ref>--><ref>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.wynn12may12,0,6810223.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
| title= Wynn supports effort to impeach Cheney
| author=Matthew Hay Brown
| publisher=Baltimore Sun
|date=2007-05-12
| accessdate=2007-05-23
}}
</ref> After six months without a debate or vote, Kucinich re-introduced identical content as a new resolution, House Resolution 799, on November 6, 2007.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-impeach7nov07,0,2784849.story?coll=la-home-center
|title=Impeachment fuse is briefly lighted
|date=2007-11-07
|accessdate=2007-12-23
|first=Johanna
|last=Neuman
|publisher=The Los Angeles Times
}}
</ref> This was also referred to the House Judiciary Committee.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601451.html
|title=Debate on Cheney Impeachment Averted
|date=2007-11-06
|accessdate=2007-12-23
|first=Jim
|last=Abrams
|publisher=The Washington Post
}}
</ref>

After years of insisting that he would not use his retirement to write a book including his experiences as vice president, Cheney is reportedly entertaining that notion, at the urging of his older daughter, Liz, who told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that she had been "pretty aggressively pushing the idea." With her father’s blessing, Liz Cheney has been indexing his pre-vice presidential papers, which are in libraries around the country, and drafting timetables and outlines for his review. Those close to Cheney said that if he did write a book, it would be with history in mind rather than as a tell-all. As a onetime doctoral candidate in political science, Cheney is reportedly aware that future historians will need his own personal version of events.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/washington/31cheney.html?hp=&pagewanted=print
|title=In Glimpses, Cheney Contemplates His Legacy
|date=2008-08-31
|accessdate=2008-08-31
|first=Sheryl Gay
|last=Stolberg
|publisher=The The New York Times
}}
</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
===Works by===
*''Professional Military Education: An Asset for Peace and Progress : A Report of the Crisis Study Group on Professional Military Education (Csis Report)'' 1997. ISBN 0-89206-297-5
*''Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History'' 1996. ISBN 0-8264-0230-5

===Works about===
*Andrews, Elaine. ''Dick Cheney: A Life Of Public Service''. Millbrook Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7613-2306-6
*Gellman, Barton. ''[[Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency]]''. [[Penguin Press]], 2008. ISBN 9781594201868
*Mann, James. ''Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet''. Viking, 2004. ISBN 0-670-03299-9
*Nichols, John. ''Dick: The Man Who is President''. New Press, 2004. ISBN 1-56584-840-3


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El Gen Argentino
GenreCultural spreading
Directed byFernando Emiliozzi [1]
Creative directorCune Molinero [1]
Presented byDaniel Pergolini [1]
Country of origin Argentina
Production
Executive producersDaniel Pergolini and Diego Guebel [1]
ProducerCuatro Cabezas
Original release
Release27 August, 2007 –
15 October, 2007

El Gen Argentino (in Spanish, "The Argentine Gene") was the Argentine spin-off of the 2002 Greatest Britons programme produced by the BBC. Launched on 27 August 2007, it was a television program series by Telefe, to determine which historical personality best represents Argentina, and who possesses the Argentine Gene. The Top 10 were announced in the first programme, with almost 350,000 votes cast. In following shows, there were chosen pairs of candidates in each category of history, art, science, politics and entertainment.

Winner

First Place: José de San Martín
Third Place: Juan Manuel Fangio
Fourth Place: Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Fifth Place: Alberto Olmedo

José de San Martín (25-02-1778--17-08-1850)

The Argentine Gene finalist list

There were five lists, depending on the activities of the great Argentines. They were: Politics in the XIX Century, Politics in the XX Century, Pop Culture, Arts and Science and finally, Sports.

20th century politics

  • Eva Perón (1919-1952), Women revolutionary and popular hero.
  • Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), Communist revolutionary and Cuban national hero.

    19th century politics

  • José de San Martín (1778-1850), Revolutionary liberator and national hero of Argentina, Chile and Peru.
  • Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820), Revolutionary and creator of the Argentine flag.

    Pop culture, journalism

  • Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944-2007), Cartoonist and writer.
  • Alberto Olmedo (1933-1988), Actor and comedian.

    Art and science and humanism

  • Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), National writer.
  • Rene Favaloro (1923-2000), Creator of coronary bypass surgery .

    Sport

  • Diego Armando Maradona (1960), One of the best soccer players of the 20th century.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995), Racing car driver, won five Formula One World Driver's Championships.

    Shortlists of Non-finalist

    19th century politics: non-finalists

  • Moreno, Mariano
  • Sarmiento, Domingo F.
  • Juan Manuel de Rosas
  • Juana Azurduy
  • Leandro N. Alem
  • Martín Güemes
  • Justo José de Urquiza
  • Calfucurá
  • Juan B. Alberdi
  • Facundo Quiroga
  • Francisco "Perito" Moreno
  • Julio A. Roca
  • Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson
  • Bartolomé Mitre
  • Chacho Peñaloza
  • Bernardino Rivadavia
  • Juan José Castelli
  • Artigas, José Gervasio

    20th century politics: non-finalists

  • Juan Domingo Perón
  • Arturo Illia
  • Hipólito Yrigoyen
  • Carlos Menem
  • Rodolfo Walsh
  • Raúl Alfonsín
  • Estela de Carlotto
  • Néstor Kirchner
  • Alfredo Palacios
  • Alicia Moreau de Justo
  • Lisandro De la Torre
  • Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
  • Arturo Frondizi
  • Carlos Mugica - Padre
  • Ricardo Balbín
  • Roque Sáenz Peña
  • Enrique Angelelli - Obispo
  • Hebe de Bonafini

    Pop culture, journalism: non-finalists

  • Carlos Gardel
  • Tato Bores
  • León Gieco
  • Charly García
  • Joaquín Lavado, aka Quino
  • Astor Piazzolla
  • Atahualpa Yupanqui
  • María Elena Walsh
  • Sandro
  • Luis Sandrini
  • Enrique Santos Discépolo
  • Gustavo Santaolalla
  • Tita Merello
  • Niní Marshall
  • Mercedes Sosa
  • Norma Aleandro
  • Mariano Mores
  • Alfredo Alcón

    Arts and Science: non-finalists

  • Ernesto Sábato
  • Julio Cortázar
  • Julio Bocca
  • José Hernández
  • Luis Leloir
  • Alfonsina Storni
  • Quinquela Martín
  • Bernardo Houssay
  • Salvador Mazza
  • Roberto Arlt
  • Lola Mora
  • César Milstein
  • Florentino Ameghino
  • Antonio Berni
  • Adolfo Bioy Casares
  • Xul Solar
  • Ramón Carrillo
  • Esteban Echeverría

    Sports: non-finalists

  • Emanuel Ginóbili
  • Guillermo Vilas
  • Gabriel Batistuta
  • Luciana Aymar
  • Carlos Bilardo
  • Carlos Monzón
  • Gabriela Sabatini
  • Mario Kempes
  • Oscar Bonavena
  • Jorge Newbery
  • Nicolino Locche
  • Roberto De Vicenzo
  • Hugo Porta
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano
  • Daniel Passarella
  • José María Gatica
  • Carlos Reutemann
  • César Menotti

    Trivia

    • There are 15 women in the top 100 and 1 in the top 10.
    • There is only 1 living person in the top 10, Diego Armando Maradona.
    • There are 31 living persons in the top 100. A further 31 are predominantly 20th century figures.

    Facts

    • Nominees by area:
      • Political Figures: 25
      • Sports: 19
      • National Presidents: 13
      • Music: 10
      • Literature: 8
      • Science: 7
      • Television, Cinema and Radio: 7
      • painters and sculptors: 5
      • Military: 4
      • Religion: 2
      • First Ladies: 1
      • Aviators: 1
      • Business and Industry: -

    See also

    Other editions

    Other countries have produced similar shows, see also: Greatest Britons spin-offs

    References

    1. ^ a b c d Marcelo Stiletano for La Nacion Daily, The importance of a choice, Retrieved on 8-29-2007 Template:Es
    2. ^ http://www.antena3.com/elmasimportante/index.htm

    External links

    • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dick_Cheney&oldid=244949990"