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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 …
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Washington Post:
Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Probe — Lewis 'Scooter' Libby Charged With Perjury, Obstruction of Justice and Making False Statements — A federal grand jury today indicted Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, after a two-year investigation into the leak …
Michelle Malkin:
INDICTMENT WATCH — ***scroll for updates throughout the day...223pm EDT liveblogging Fitzgerald news conference...240pm EDT Fitzgerald: "We have not made any allegation that Libby knowingly/intentionally outed a covert agent...300pm EDT "This indictment is not about the war.
Associated Press:
Cheney Adviser Resigns After Indictment — WASHINGTON - The vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter"d Libby Jr., was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a spotlight on President Bush's push to war.
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.
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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 …
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE MOUNTAIN HAS LABORED AND BROUGHT FORTH A MOUSE: At least if this report from the Post is true: No Rove indictment, and only a lame False Statements Act charge against Libby, which wouldn't even relate to the underlying issue. This will be a blue Fitzmas for some people if it works out that way …
MSNBC:
Leak probe details to be released at noon ET — Rove lawyer says no indictment for now, but Libby faces perjury charges — Karl Rove leaves his home in Washington on Friday for his regular commute to the White House. — FREE VIDEO — • Details on probe
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NY Daily News:
Spares selected if aides indicted — WASHINGTON - The White House was lining up replacements for two top aides yesterday in case they are indicted in the CIA leak investigation, sources said. — The term for the grand jury probing the unmasking of CIA spy Valerie Plame expires today …
CNN:
CNN LARRY KING LIVE — Miers Withdraws; CIA Leak Investigation Nears Completion — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, an extraordinary day for the White House. The president's embattled Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is out.
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.
Associated Press:Sources: Rove Won't Be Indicted Today
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Chicago Tribune:
Bush pulls plug on Miers — New court choice imminent — WASHINGTON — The White House reeled from the withdrawal of Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination Thursday and moved quickly to name a replacement, identifying a leading candidate by day's end and preparing for a swift announcement …
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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:
