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Scooter skates — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush commuted Monday the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
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The Corner:
From the White House — The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected Lewis Libby's request to remain free on bail while pursuing his appeals for the serious convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice. As a result, Mr. Libby will be required to turn himself …
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Speaker Pelosi / The Gavel:
A Betrayal of Trust of the American People — The President's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people. — The President said he would hold accountable anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak case.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
President Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence — President Bush today commuted the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, sparing him the 30-month term to which he was sentenced last month for lying to federal investigators about his role …
Edwin Chen / Bloomberg:
Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Term in CIA Leak Case — July 2 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush commuted Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence in the CIA leak case, sparing him from punishment the president called ``excessive.'' — Bush acted after a U.S. appellate …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Bush Commutes Libby Sentence — Breaking, from the AP: "President Bush commutes the prison sentence for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby." — Update: The president has reduced Libby's original sentence of thirty months of prison, two years of probation …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Libby Motion For Release On Bond Pending Appeal — DENIED — Breaking news from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion issued just moments ago, Judges Sentelle, Henderson and Tatel say the following: … It it a per curiam opinion issued on July 2, 2007, and initialled by all three of the judges.
George W. Bush / White House:
Grant of Executive Clemency — A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America — WHEREAS Lewis Libby was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the case United States v. Libby, Crim. No. 05-394 (RBW), for which a sentence …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Sentence — President Bush said today that he had used his power of clemency to commute the 30-month sentence for I. Lewis Libby Jr., the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, who was convicted of perjury in March and was due to begin serving his time within weeks.
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Emptywheel / The Next Hurrah:
Fitz Speaks — Via email from his spokesperson: … For the record, when I said almost the same thing on Hardball, I hadn't gotten this yet in the email. Glad to see that my feeble mind is thinking along the lines of a great mind. — Update: Oh wait, I think I said the bit about the fact …
Atrios / Eschaton:
Bush Justice — President Bush engages in ongoing obstruction of justice by commuting Scooter Libby's sentence. — And all of the Wise Men of Washington cheered. — Politely tell the White House what you think about this. — ....WH has closed the comment line. We can call tomorrow.
Emptywheel / The Next Hurrah:George Bush Obstructs Justice
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CNN Political Ticker:Appeals court rejects Libby's bid for bail
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Bryan / Hot Air:Breaking: President Bush to "commute" …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:BREAKING: MSNBC Reports Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence
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The Poor Man Institute:Justice — Bush, today, overturning the sentence of a traitor to the United States:
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Cary O'Reilly / Bloomberg:Libby, Ex-Cheney Aide, Must Go to Jail During Appeal
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Hassan Butt / Daily Mail:
I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist — When I was still a member of what is probably best termed the British Jihadi Network - a series of British Muslim terrorist groups linked by a single ideology - I remember how we used to laugh in celebration whenever people …
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ABCNEWS:
McCain Shakes Up Campaign — McCain, Trailing in Fundraising and Polls, Shakes Up 2008 Presidential Campaign — John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials with knowledge of the shake-up said Monday.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Staying Calm and Carrying On — The worrying aspect of the British terror-rash is that it's obviously an amateur effort, inspired rather than organized by al Qaeda. This means we are likely to face more of these things, but that most of them are not going to be massively successful.
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