Daughter of U.S. vice president, Mary Cheney, has baby boy

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Dick and Lynne Cheney pose with their grandson Samuel David

Mary Cheney, the openly lesbian daughter of United States Vice President Dick Cheney, has a given birth to a son, named Samuel David Cheney. The baby was born weighing 8 lbs and 6 ounces (3.9 kg).

Cheney intends to raise the child with her partner, Heather Poe.

Samuel David is the sixth grandchild of the Vice President. The grandparents, Dick and wife, Lynne, posed for pictures with the newborn within hours of Samuel David's arrival.

In February, while pregnant, Mary said: "This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate by people on either side of an issue. It is my child."

Sources

Wikipedia has an article about Mary Cheney.

• Sarah Wheaton "It's a Boy for Mary Cheney". The New York Times, May 23, 2007
• Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts "Mary Cheney Gives Birth to Baby Boy". The Washington Post, May 23, 2007
• "Mary Cheney Has Son". 365gay.com, May 23, 2007
  

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