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Bush reclaims powers

CAMP DAVID (Maryland): U.S. President George W. Bush transferred the powers of his office to Vice-President Dick Cheney for more than two hours on Saturday while under sedation for a colon cancer screening. He reclaimed the presidential powers and duties after the medical procedure. Doctors removed five small polyps during the procedure at the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. “None appeared worrisome,” White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. Polyps are precancerous growths in the colon. All the polyps were less than a centimetre and were sent for microscopic examination to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Results were expected within 72 hours. The colonoscopy last 31 minutes. The transfer of power from Mr. Bush to Mr. Cheney covered two hours and five minutes. The President invoked Section 3 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. Mr. Stanzel said. The amendment, was approved in 1967, four years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. —AP

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