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Mann is the author of the forthcoming book the great rift. Dick cheney was born on january 30, 1941 in lincoln, nebraska, usa as richard bruce cheney. Dick cheney served at the highest levels of government and the private sector for more than forty years. Cheney is the subject of the documentary film the world according to dick cheney, premiering march 15, 20, on the showtime television channel. The book was released on august 30, 2011 and outlines cheneys accounts of 9 11. A life reconsidered may 12, 2014 in washington, dc.
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