Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards clashed last night over Iraq, the war on terror, Halliburton and their records in Congress in a heated debate in Cleveland Ohio. Edwards charged that Cheney and President Bush were “not being straight with the American people” on Iraq. He accused the administration of focusing on Saddam Hussein instead of Osama bin Laden and he questioned why Halliburton conducted business with Iran when Cheney headed the company. Cheney repeatedly shot back in an attempt to cast doubt on Edwards’ experience and the credibility of the Democratic ticket.