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Mary Cheney
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Thank the Almighty, whatever that might mean, for planting the seed of life in the lesbian body of Mary Cheney and for granting her parents the opportunity to show support for a homosexual couple raising a child in an atmosphere of love. The message, carried prominently in news reports throughout the world, is that America has come of age in recognizing, as do most truly modern countries, that homosexuality is indeed normal. Perhaps they knew not what they did, but the picture the White House released of Vice President Dick Cheney, coming as close as he does to a smile, and his beaming wife, Lynne, cradling their newborn grandson, Samuel David Cheney, was a milestone in the nation's struggle for human rights for all. Never again will it be possible for conservative Republicans to shun h...
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Preacher's kids and children of politicians don't have a lot in common, but they all learn early how a child must sometimes bear more than mere witness to his father's interests. A friend of mine, the son of a Baptist preacher, tells how he once had to pay for the sins of others in his father's behalf. "I was no more than 5 or 6 or so, in a front pew with my mother, sitting up straight and paying close and quiet attention to my father. A child several rows behind us began crying, squirming, banging his feet on the pew, demanding his mother's attention, and generally being a brat. At first my father ignored it, and so did the congregation. But the kid seemed determined to break up the meeting. Finally, my father stopped in mid-peroration of one of his finest sermons, and turned to my mot...
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NEW YORK (AP) - John Edwards defended his decision to mention the sexual orientation of Vice President Dick Cheney's openly gay daughter in a 2004 debate, rejecting Mary Cheney's criticism in a newly released book. Attending a labor rally in New York on Wednesday, Edwards was asked about Mary Cheney's comments about the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee. In her book, "Now It's My Turn," Cheney called Edwards a "total slime" and argued that he tried to use her sexual orientation as a political tool against her father.
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Members of the Kimberly Juniors of the Contemporary Club received awards at the annual meeting of the Kimberly Juniors and their Board of Trustees, held May 7 at Kimberly Crest. Kimberly Juniors, an organization for high school girls, was founded in 1916 by Helen Cheney Kimberly, and her daughter Mary Kimberly Shirk later served as adviser until her death in 1979.
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WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary delivered an 8-pound, 6-ounce baby boy on Wednesday, the first child for her and her female partner of 15 years, Heather Poe. Samuel David Cheney was born at 9:46 a.m. at Sibley Hospital in Washington, the vice president's office announced. Vice President Cheney and his wife, Lynne, paid a visit to their new - and sixth - grandchild a few hours later.
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Mary Cheney's baby will have two mommies, and that is just fine with President Bush. When People magazine asked him what he thought of the news that Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a lesbian, was pregnant with a child whom she will raise with her longtime partner, Heather Poe, Bush said, "I think Mary is going to be a loving soul to her child. And I'm happy for her.
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Five words you will never hear from me again in life: I agree with James Dobson.
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Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary delivered an 8-pound, 6-ounce baby boy on Wednesday, the first child for her and her female partner of 15 years, Heather Poe. Samuel David Cheney was born at 9:46 a.m. at Sibley Hospital in Washington, the vice president's office announced. Vice President Cheney and his wife, Lynne, paid a visit to their sixth grandchild a few hours later.
