It took place the day before Abdullah hosted US Vice President Richard Cheney at Tabuk.

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"It's remarkable how difficult these things are to pull off mechanically, "comments Richard Cheney, Director of Science, Technology and Clocks at Skinner.

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In early 1990, then- Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney was poorly advised and decided to cancel the V-22 program as a cost-saving measure.

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Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard Cheney, shortly before his July nomination, called on the U.S. government to allow its companies to resume business in Iran.

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After avoiding the Watergate controversy that took down President Richard Nixon, their careers quickly escalated under Ford, with Rumsfeld becoming Defense secretary and Cheney becoming chief of staff.

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