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Fitzgerald News Conference — FITZGERALD: Good afternoon. I'm Pat Fitzgerald. I'm the United States attorney in Chicago, but I'm appearing before you today as the Department of Justice special counsel in the CIA leak investigation. — Joining me, to my left, is Jack Eckenrode …
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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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.
ABCNEWS:
The End of the Chain of Information ... or the Beginning? — Libby has told the grand jury that he only learned about Plame's secret identity from other reporters and that he was only trading information that he didn't even know was true. But Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor appointed …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
INDICTMENT PAINTS GRIM PICTURE, BUT ONLY FOR LIBBY — As has been rumored, prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and his grand jury have indicted Scooter Libby for perjury, making false statements to an FBI investigator, and obstruction of justice. You can read the indictment here.
Washington Post:White House Braces for Indictment; Rove Said to Be Spared for Now
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:INDICTMENT PRIMER....The two false statement charges are these:
Austin Bay Blog:UPDATED: Word to the White House- Don't Make The Mistake Of Defending Libby
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Michelle Malkin:
CPL. JEFFREY B. STARR: WHAT THE NYTIMES LEFT OUT — On Wednesday, the NYTimes published a 4,625-word opus on the "2,000 dead" milestone—a "grim mark," read the headline—on page A2. Among those profiled were Marines from the First Battalion of the Fifth Marine Regiment, including Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr.
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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:
Richard Leiby / Washington Post:
With Career Derailed, Plame Likely to Leave CIA — What's next for Valerie Plame? — Lost in the din of the leak scandal that has consumed Washington is the very personal impact on the gracious, willowy CIA operative at its center. Plame, the wife of former U.S. ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV …
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