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Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:49 am |
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Bush transfers Power to VP
Bush transfers power to VP
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer
CAMP DAVID, Md.—President Bush transferred the powers of the presidency to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday just before being sedated for a routine screening to detect colon cancer.
With a signed letter to the leaders of the House and Senate, Bush temporarily transferred his authority at 7:16 a.m. EDT to Cheney, who is at his home on the Chesapeake Bay in St. Michaels, Md., about 30 miles east of Washington.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP)—Vice President Dick Cheney is assuming the powers of the presidency for the second time in five years while President Bush undergoes a medical procedure.
Bush planned to hand over authority to Cheney on Saturday before the president goes under anesthesia to receive a routine colonoscopy—a test to look for potential cancer. The same routine was followed when Bush underwent a colonoscopy in 2002.
Saturday's procedure was to be performed at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains. At the time, Cheney was to be at his home on the Chesapeake Bay in St. Michaels, Md., about 45 miles east of Washington.
Two polyps were discovered during examinations in 1998 and 1999 while Bush was governor of Texas. In 2002, Bush had no symptoms and doctors recommended another test in five years.
"Although no polyps were noted in the exam in 2002, age and history would suggest that there's a reasonable chance that polyps will be noted this time," said White House press secretary Tony Snow. "If so, they'll be removed and evaluated microscopically." Bush is 61.
Snow, himself a cancer sufferer, said results would be available after 48 hours to 72 hours, if not sooner.
Snow had his colon removed in 2005 and underwent six months of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with colon cancer. On March 26, he underwent surgery to remove a growth in his abdominal area, and doctors determined that cancer had metastasized, or spread, to the liver.
Saturday's procedure was to be supervised by Dr. Richard Tubb, the president's doctor, and performed by a team from the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Md.
In transferring power while under anesthesia, Bush is electing to implement Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, making Cheney acting president until Bush indicates he is prepared to reassume his authority. It has been invoked only twice before. The first time was in July 1985 when President Reagan underwent surgery and turned over power to his vice president, Bush's father. The other time was in 2002.
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:07 pm |
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Bush reclaims presidential powers after colonoscopy
By DEB RIECHMANN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
July 21, 2007 10:47 AM EDT
CAMP DAVID, Maryland - Doctors removed five small polyps from President George W. Bush's colon on Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office for two hours to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The polyps, or growths in his large intestine, were found during a routine colon cancer scan. They all measured less than a centimeter and none "appeared worrisome," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said.
The colonoscopy, performed at the Camp David presidential retreat, lasted 31 minutes. The polyps have been sent for microscopic examination to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Results were expected within 72 hours. Most polyps are benign, or noncancerous. But over time, some types of polyps can grow and turn into cancer. To be safe, doctors remove all polyps and test them.
Bush invoked the disability clause of the Constitution at 7:16 a.m. EDT (1116 GMT) and transferred his authority to Cheney, who was at his home on the Chesapeake Bay in St. Michaels, Maryland, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Washington. Nothing occurred that required Cheney to take official action during the transfer of power, Stanzel said.
The president invoked Section 3 of the 25th Amendment "out of an abundance of caution," Stanzel said. The amendment, approved in 1967, four years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, had been used only twice before.
The transfer of power took place with letters Bush sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Robert Byrd, president pro tempore of the Senate. Bush reclaimed the powers at 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT) with follow-up letters once the colonoscopy had ended.
The president spoke by phone before and after the procedure with first lady Laura Bush, who was in Midland, Texas, celebrating her mother's birthday. After the colon check, Bush had breakfast with chief of staff Joshua Bolten, White House counsel Fred Fielding and national security adviser Stephen Hadley.
Later, Bush played with his dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and planned a bike ride in the afternoon at the presidential compound in the Catoctin Mountains of western Maryland.
"The president was in good humor and will resume his normal activities at Camp David," Stanzel said.
Dr. Richard Tubb, the president's doctor, supervised Bush's colonoscopy, which was performed by a team from the Bethesda medical center.
Two polyps were discovered during a similar examination in 1998 and two more were found during a colon scan in 1999, while Bush was governor of Texas. That made the 61-year-old president a prime candidate for regular examinations.
It was the third time that the presidential disability clause has been invoked. During a screening on July 29, 2002, Bush relinquished powers to Cheney for more than two hours. No abnormalities were found during that scan. In July 1985, President Ronald Reagan had surgery and turned over power to his vice president, George H.W. Bush.
For the general population, a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer is recommended every 10 years. But for people at higher risk, or if a colonoscopy detects precancerous polyps, follow-up colonoscopies often are scheduled in three- to five-year intervals.
According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 112,340 new cases of colon cancer and 41,420 new cases of rectal cancer will be reported this year. About 52,000 people in the United States will die this year of colon and rectal cancer.
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On the Net:
Background on colonoscopy: http://tinyurl.com/2nfltw
Background on polyps: http://tinyurl.com/yqwb6w
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:24 pm |
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Thank You Pat & Fash for keeping us updated. That was a tense few hours for us ,not knowing if Cheney would take this opportunity to declare himself "President for life" 
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