“Dick Cheney spent his final days as vice president making a furious last-ditch effort to secure a pardon for his onetime chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby Jr., leaving him at odds with former President George W. Bush on a matter of personal loyalty as the two moved on to private life, according to several former officials.” via NYTimes.

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• Does Cheney Despise Bush? (alan.com)
• As Dick Cheney Prepares to Depart, His Mystery Lingers (time.com)
• George Bush steers clear of highprofile pardons (telegraph.co.uk)
• No More Pardons? (washingtonmonthly.com)