Cheney gets heart transplant, in intensive care

Former Vice President Dick Cheney waves during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering on Saturday after undergoing heart transplant surgery, a once risky procedure whose survival rates have improved over the years. The 71-year-old Republican, who wielded unprecedented power as vice president during the George W. Bush administration’s war on terrorism, was in the intensive care unit at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. …