Vice President Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter

Vice President Dick Cheney shot and wounded a companion during a hunting trip in south Texas on Saturday, the vice president's office said. The wounded man, 78-year-old Harry Whittington, was reported to be alert and in stable condition at a Corpus Christi hospital after being hit by birdshot Saturday afternoon. Whittington, an Austin attorney and Bush-Cheney campaign contribuor, was among a handful of people accompanying the vice president. Cheney has taken several hunting trips to the south Texas area

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