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Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny — WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
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CNN:
Source: Prosecutor to seek Libby indictment — Rove will not be indicted Friday, sources say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the CIA leak probe, plans to ask members of the grand jury to indict Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff …
Associated Press:
Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Case — Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter' Libby Jr. was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury in the CIA leak case. — Karl Rove, President Bush's closest adviser, escaped indictment Friday …
Washington Post:
White House Braces for Indictment; Rove Said to Be Spared for Now — White House officials braced for the possibility that Vice President Cheney's chief of staff would be indicted in the CIA leak case today, while the lawyer for Karl Rove said the presidential confidant's case is still under investigation.
Fox News:
Libby to Be Charged in CIA Leak Probe — WASHINGTON — Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (search) had an indictment in his hand Friday morning, which would bring the first official charges in the ongoing investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity more than two years ago.
Washington Post:
Rove, Libby Assemble Team to Handle Possible CIA Leak Indictments — The White House, district court officials and two possible targets of the CIA leak investigation were making preparations yesterday for the possible announcement of indictments by special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald today …
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Guardian:
Tehran defiant over Israel slur — Staff and agencies — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, refused today to retract his call for Israel to be wiped off the map, while the Iranian embassy in Moscow attempted to calm the growing diplomatic crisis.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Power of the Punditocracy — In a few short weeks, Harriet Miers may be as dimly remembered as G. Harrold Carswell, and as the battle rages over a new nominee, some folks will wonder what all the fuss was about. — But Miers's 24 days in the searing spotlight demonstrated many things.
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Judd / Think Progress:
FULL TEXT: Libby's Indictments — Grand Jury Sworn in on October 31, 2003 — I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY" — Count 1: Obstruction of Justice (18 U.S.C. Counts 2-3: False Statements (18 U.S.C. INDICTMENT — COUNT ONE — (Obstruction of Justice) — THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
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Hugh Hewitt / New York Times:
Why the Right Was Wrong — OVER the last two elections, the Republican Party regained control of the United States Senate by electing new senators in Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas. These victories were attributable in large measure …
Washington Post:
Nomination Was Plagued By Missteps From the Start — For Harriet Miers, the "murder boards" were aptly named. Day after day in a room in the Justice Department, colleagues from the Bush administration grilled her on constitutional law, her legal background and her past speeches in practice sessions meant to mimic Senate hearings.
Associated Press:
Missing U.S. cat found in France — APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) — When Emily the cat went missing a month ago, her owners looked for their wandering pet where she had ended up before — the local animal shelter. This week they learned Emily sailed to France.
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RedState.org:
Alito It Is — Or So It Seems — "Conservatives will have a fight on their hands in the Senate — a very winnable fight." — Alito It Is — Or So It Seems — By: Erick · Section: SCOTUS — Multiple sources are telling RedState that Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of the Third Circuit Court …
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
Miers Withdrawal — Gives Bush — Chance to Fight — What matters now is maintaining support for the war on terror. — Here's my guess why the President pulled Harriet. It was past midnight. In the wee a.m. hours Wednesday the President was up past his bedtime. The First Lady was asleep.
