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Cheney Denies Falling Out With Bush, But His Memoir Is an Open Book

Alex Brandon / AP

It’s puzzling that Dick Cheney claims he had no disillusionment with George W. Bush, because he makes so little effort to hide it.

In New Memoir, Dick Cheney Tries to Rewrite History

Alex Brandon / AP

Early critics have argued that Dick Cheney’s forthcoming memoir, held under strict embargo until its official release on Aug. 30, is a predictable reprise of old arguments. Like most examples of the genre, In My Time has plenty of those. But a careful reading of Cheney’s narrative, obtained by TIME, turns up quite a bit [...]

Behind the Decision to Ask Bob Mueller to Stay at the FBI

REUTERS / Jason Reed

Attorney General Eric Holder stunned Bob Mueller when he told the FBI director late last month that President Obama wanted him to stay on for two more years. Mueller, 66, was already the longest serving director since J. Edgar Hoover, and he is poised to become the first to outlast the 10-year term that Congress [...]