Meanwhile, Vice President Dick Cheney is in Iraq on an unannounced visit. Cheney met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the first stop of a week-long tour of the Middle East. The trip marks Cheney’s second visit to Iraq as vice president.

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Meanwhile, Vice President Dick Cheney is in Iraq on an unannounced visit. Cheney met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the first stop of a week-long tour of the Middle East. The trip marks Cheney’s second visit to Iraq as vice president.