Just a little something to knock Harry Potter out of the "Most Important News of the Day" slot
Published on July 21 2007
Cheney assumes power as Bush undergoes colonoscopy - Yahoo News
WASHINGTON AFP - US Vice President Richard Cheney has taken over the reins of power as President George W. Bush undergoes a "routine colonoscopy" at the Camp David retreat, the White House confirmed Saturday. Cheney assumed the role as acting president at 7:16 am 1116 GMT, when letters from Bush were faxed to Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, just behind Cheney in the line of succession to the presidency, and top-ranking senator Robert Byrd, informing them of the handover under the US Constitutions 25th amendment.