Fox News is airing snippets of Brit Hume’s interview with Vice President Dick Cheney (which will be broadcast in its entirety at 6 p.m.; we plan to liveblog it, so tune in). Here are a few quotes (or paraphrases): MORE »

* Cheney urged to address the hunting accident “as early as today.” [WP]
* Scott McClellan did not disclose hunter’s heart attack to reporters during White House press briefing; hunter’s death could spark a grand jury investigation, possibly with criminal charges. [WP, NYT, NYT, W$J, USAT]
* Reporters cornered McClellan at the briefing. David Gregory: “Don’t tell us that you’re giving us complete answers when you’re not actually answering the questions.” David Sanger: “This is our briefing; we get to ask the questions.” [WP]
* Tension between the White House and Cheney’s staff is “palpable”; Cheney “plays by rules of his own making.” [NYT, USAT]
* White House successfully suppressing House investigation of NSA eavesdropping. [WP]
* Jack Abramoff’s “reputation for close relationships with the White House and congressional officials enabled him to charge stratospheric fees from his lobbying clients”; lobbyist’s successful work for Malaysia “suggests closer ties than previously acknowledged between the disgraced lobbyist and the highest levels of the Bush White House.” [LAT]
* Sen. Reid (D-Nev.) wrote at least four letters on behalf of tribes that Abramoff represented; staffers were in frequent contact about legislation. [LAT]

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Check out the headline and lede of this article by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post (who was arrested earlier this morning by Wonkette’s Capitol Fashion Police; but we sent him a Valentine’s Day card to make up for it): MORE »

UPDATE: Bumped to stem the flow of emails. No, he’s not dead, and there’s no way in hell Cheney will be charged with anything if that changes. MORE »

Did any of you tune into the afternoon press conference at the Christus Spohn Hospital (Corpus Christi Memorial), where Dick Cheney shooting victim Harry Whittington is being treated? It wasn’t as exciting as the White House briefing earlier this afternoon; but we tuned in, since it was either that or Judge Hatchett. See — we stay home and watch TV, so you don’t have to! MORE »

* Attytood: “But wouldn’t you know it, Cheney went and shot one of the few decent folks he’s spent any time around in the last five years.”
* Atrios: The laconic economist posts pictures of Cheney’s hunting party. It looks disconcertingly like a shooting gallery.
* The Corner: They seem to be split between finding this as funny as we do, and being fairly worried. One of their readers writes in: “This event is equiv to Cheney backing out of his garage and running over the paper boy–breaking his leg.” Ok, we know he’s completely sincere, but why didn’t any of you come up with something that funny?
* Mark Levin: “Who cares? I don’t.”
* Doghouse Riley: “Surprise Witness Backs Cheney Alibi!”

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Scott McClellan: “Please, Mr. Vice-President — don’t shoot!” MORE »