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Tuesday two stacks of dense, hard-to-read documents were passed out here at the White House and they contain some interesting bits of information about the president and vice president.
Like many other government officials, President Bush and Vice President Cheney are required to make a "public financial disclosure report." It's an outline of where their money is in all the various investment and bank accounts and in broad, ballpark terms how much they have.
But perhaps more reader friendly is the list of gifts they received and must disclose. In 2006, President Bush was given $12,364 worth of goodies.
From the vice president, Mr. Bush was given a "personal trainer and cycle computer" valued at $400. Cheney also picked out a $658 "wireless weather station" for the president. That must have been a White House favorite because the president gave Mr. Cheney a weather gift bag too. Cheney's is officially described on the form as "Instruments to measure temperature, barometric pressure and tides" and valued at $667.
The president's gift haul also included wooden benches, cuff links, ties, socks, t-shirts, golf clubs, a few sets of fishing gear, a couple of different hand-carved wooden puzzles and more than $300 worth of toys. He received a "chainsaw sharpener" from the White House Medical Unit. Guess they don't want any accidents caused by a dull blade.
Vice President Cheney outdid his boss and received gifts that totaled $21,674. On the list: A $399 Resistol cowboy hat, various glass sculptures, fishing gear, hunting boots, and an iPod and CDs valued at $778. I wonder what's on the Cheney playlist?
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Brave, courageous questioning of POTUS this morning, and real A-1 reporting, Kelly! Thanks for responding to the message!
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