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'''Richard Bruce''' "Dick" '''Cheney (January 30, 1941 - present)''' serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President [[George W. Bush]].  Cheney was re-elected along with President Bush in 2004.   

'''Richard B. Cheney''' serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President [[George W. Bush]].  Cheney was re-elected along with President Bush in 2004.   

== Life and Family ==

== Life and Family ==

Richard "Dick" Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/] to [[Marjorie Cheney]] and [[Richard H. Cheney]], a soil conservation agent for the [[United States Department of Agriculture]].[http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/vicepresident/] He attended what was then called [[College View Elementary School]] in Lincoln until his family moved to [[Casper, Wyoming]].  In Casper, Cheney attended [[Natrona County High School]] [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060527-4.html] where he was the captain of the football team, and senior class president.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/vicepresident/]  He has both a BA and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wyoming [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/]. He married his high school sweetheart[http://www.case.edu/vpdebate/content/presskit/candidates_bios.pdf] [[Lynne Cheney|Lynne Vincent]] in 1964. They have two daughters; Elizabeth and Mary.

Richard 'Dick' Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/1] He has both a BA and an MA in Political Science from the University of Wyoming [http://www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/2]. He married his wife [[Lynne Cheney]] in 1964. They have two daughters; Elizabeth and Mary.

 

On May 23, 2007, Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne Cheney welcomed their sixth grandchild, Samuel David Cheney. Samuel is the son of Mary Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe.

== Political Career ==

== Political Career ==

==Hunting accident==

==Hunting accident==

On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner, [[Harry Whittington]], in the face after Whittington moved into his "blind spot". [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/17/cheney/]

On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after his partner moved into his "blind spot". [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/17/cheney/]

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