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Why Dick Cheney accepted a reputation as the "Darth Vader" of the Bush White House
Inside Politics

CNN's Dana Bash and the panel on "Inside Politics" reflect on former Vice President Dick Cheney's political legacy after his death at 84. Hear John King look back on his 2006 interview with Cheney where he accepted that many view him as the “Star Wars” villain, Darth Vader.


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