Invitation to Cheney briefing quickly rescinded

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Invitation to Cheney briefing quickly rescinded

An area Border Patrol supporter's invitation to attend a briefing on global terrorism with Vice President Dick Cheney was rescinded almost as quickly as it was delivered.
Andy Ramirez, chairman of Friends of the Border Patrol, a Chino-based nonprofit organization, testified in San Diego on Wednesday before the House subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.

Just before his testimony, he received a call from the White House Office of Public Liaisons, asking him to attend a national security briefing with the vice president July 13. The call was followed by an e-mailed invitation Thursday morning.

Later that same day, a White House public liaison officer called Ramirez and told him his portion of the briefing had been cut from Cheney's meeting agenda. Officials with the White House liaison office said they would invite him to future briefings, Ramirez said.

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"I don't understand why they canceled the briefing if border security is such a high priority," Ramirez said. "While I was humbled and honored, it just goes to show that we can't get this administration to talk with people who are not afraid to tell the truth."