Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies At 84

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who oversaw the U.S. government’s response to the 9/11 terror attack and is considered the most powerful person to serve in the role, died at the age of 84 on Monday.

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In a statement issued to the press on Tuesday morning, the Cheney family said the former Vice President “died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.”

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