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Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies
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“Dick Cheney will be remembered as a remarkable statesman — in Congress and the Executive Branch, in times of peace and war, at home and abroad,” Reynolds said. “Above all, he will be remembered as a patriot, who dedicated his life to the service of his country.”
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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement.
The flags at the White House are lowered to half-staff in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Tuesday