WASHINGTON —

Past presidents and politicians of both parties gathered Thursday at Washington’s National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral.

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Former presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden attended and paid their respects, along with former vice presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, Al Gore and Dan Quayle.

"Solid and rare and reliable," Bush said of his vice president, praising a man whose "talent and his restraint" exceeded his ego. "Smart and polished, without airs."

"In a profession that attracts talkers, he was a thinker and a listener," Bush said of Cheney. "And when he did speak up, conveying thoughts in that even tone of voice, that orderly unexcitable manner, you knew you were getting the best of a highly disciplined min

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