Daughter of U.S. vice president, Mary Cheney, has baby boy
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{{date|May 24, 2007}}
[[Image:Dick, Lynne and Samuel David Cheney.jpg|thumb|right|Dick and Lynne Cheney pose with their grandson Samuel David]]
[[w:Mary Cheney|Mary Cheney]], the openly [[w:Lesbian|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==
{{wikipediapar|Mary Cheney}}
*{{source|url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/its-a-boy-for-mary-cheney/
|title=It's a Boy for Mary Cheney
|author=Sarah Wheaton
|pub=The New York Times
|date=May 23, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/23/AR2007052301314.html?hpid=moreheadlines
|title=Mary Cheney Gives Birth to Baby Boy
|author=Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts
|pub=The Washington Post
|date=May 23, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/05/052307cheney.htm
|title=Mary Cheney Has Son
|author=
|pub=365gay.com
|date=May 23, 2007}}

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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."
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