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WASHINGTON—Reports surfaced Tuesday that the New York–based Fox News Channel has obtained a tape which purportedly features another cryptic video message from U.S. vice president and known extremist Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the most feared man in America.

Enlarge Image Cheney calls on Americans around the world to join the fight in Iraq.

"We have analyzed the tape, and the voice on it matches up with earlier recordings of the vice president," said CIA spokesman George Little, who claimed the tape may contain valuable clues regarding the location of the elusive Cheney, who was last sighted in late 2005 along the border of Maryland and Virginia.

"Though more specific details on his whereabouts have yet to emerge, we do know two things," Little added. "Dick Cheney is still alive, and he is out there somewhere."

The tape, which is 18 minutes in length, contains grainy footage of what appears to be the vice president standing in front of a featureless brown background. Despite a history of heart problems, Cheney seems to be in good health, though he does appear agitated. Analysts said his hair is grayer than in previous tapes, and his hairline has receded by a half inch. He appears to be wearing the exact same suit he wore in his most recent video in 2004.

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From the Globe and Mail:

Ken Alexander, the colourful, chain-smoking and tempestuous co-founder and editor of award-bedecked Walrus Magazine, resigned Tuesday.

In an e-mail to staff, Alexander, in his late 40s, said he had decided “to move on to new challenges” and would leave the magazine July 4, after the September issue closed.

He said he had submitted a formal letter of resignation June 5, and “it has just been accepted by the board of The Walrus Foundation and by Shelley” (Ambrose, the magazine's publisher). ...

Denying that his resignation was in any way solicited by the board, Alexander called the Walrus, “the best game in town, a tremendous amount of work as long as you keep in mind that the readers own the magazine. We are very fortunate to have an incredibly sophisticated and engaged readership.”

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