Mario Ritter tells us more. The Dallas Opera in Texas and four other opera companies hired American composer Jake Heggie to write the opera "Moby Dick."

VOA: special.2010.06.11

This character has a wooden peg to replace the leg destroyed by Moby Dick.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Dick Weissman is author of the book "Which Side Are You On?

VOA: special.2010.01.18

Like the book, the opera "Moby Dick" begins quietly.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

"Moby Dick" will be performed in Australia next year.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Since leaving office a year ago, Dick Cheney has been one of President Barack Obama's strongest critics.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

Former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at length on the subject at a Washington forum in May.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Former Vice President Dick Cheney recently accused Mr.Obama of "dithering" in responding to the challenges in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Senator Dick Durbin is an Illinois Democrat: "There will not be any Guantanamo funding in this bill,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Former Vice President Dick Cheney accuses Mr.Obama of pretending not to be at war with terrorist organizations.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

But just moments after he spoke the debate intensified, as former Vice President Dick Cheney took strong issue with the Obama administration's Guantanamo policy.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

Hard to imagine. Well, it's easy if you try, Dick.

VOA: standard.other

Among them is former Vice President Dick Cheney, who recently told the CBS program Face the Nation that he is under the impression that Powell left the Republican ranks during last year's presidential campaign.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

Mukasey and other critics, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, argue that the decision to try the 9/11 suspects in civilian court is the latest in a series of steps by the Obama administration that calls into question its commitment to fight the war on terror.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25