Bush to Be Sedated for Colonoscopy
Fri Jun 28, 7:31 PM ET
By RON FOURNIER, AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bushsaid he will briefly transfer the powers of the presidency to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday while under sedation for a colon screening.
For only the second time, the 25th Amendment of the Constitution will be invoked and Cheney will be acting president for "a matter of hours," White House counsel Al Gonzales said after the surprise announcement.
Bush, who turns 56 next week, said doctors recommended the procedure — a colonoscopy — because benign polyps were found in two previous checks. It is considered a standard preventive procedure for men his age.
