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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 …
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.
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 …
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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prnewswire.com:Statement of Ambassador Joseph Wilson with Respect to the Indictment
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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:
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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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Maybe Libby Can Try An Insanity Defense — Here is the nine page press release which summarizes the twenty-two page indictment of Lewis Libby. — Some obvious puzzles remain: — Who was Novak's source? — Was national security harmed by the leak of Ms. Plame's identity?
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Another Rovian Conspiracy
Roger L. Simon / Mystery Novelist and Screenwriter:
At the Valerie Plame Employment Office — On the brink of the evident indictment of 'Scooter' Libby, I am still trying to puzzle out the arcane and not so arcane motivations behind the endless Valerie Plame melodrama. What is clear to me is that if Libby and/or Rove did make false statements …
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.
