Mary Cheney says she's 'Darth Vader's daughter'

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While at American University on Wednesday, Mary Cheney joked about her family lineage, saying, "I'm Darth Vader's daughter."

In fact, Cheney said, her son has a figurine of the Star Wars character in his room as an homage to his grandfather's nickname. Of course, her father is former Vice President Dick Cheney, and the 45-year-old wasn't on campus to discuss her true paternity, but rather the Republican Party's approach to same-sex marriage.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.