Cheney's Shadow Government

For centuries, the vice president had no official role, says Eric Alterman, and this weekend's revelations make it clear that Dick Cheney took advantage of that to launch a personal, unaccountable branch of government.

Eric Alterman

Published Jul. 13 2009 2:48AM EDT 

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