In other news, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a companion Saturday during a quail-hunting trip on a Texas ranch. Harry Whittington, a 78-year old millionaire attorney and Republican donor, was hit in the face and chest with pellets from Cheney’s shotgun. He had reportedly failed to announce himself in an area Cheney fired on. Whittington is listed in stable condition in a Texas hospital. The White House has drawn criticism for failing to report the incident for nearly 24 hours — and only after a local newspaper broke the story. They were hunting on the Armstrong Ranch. Anne Armstrong was a director of Halliburton when they hired Dick Cheney as CEO.