Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records

President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an interview with Vice President Dick Cheney and other records related to the administration's leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003.

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McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust

If the nation doesn't trust the Bush White House, it's the president's and Dick Cheney's own fault, Bush's former spokesman told Congress Friday.

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CIA Leak Inquiry Cost $2.58 Million

The CIA leak probe cost $2.58 million, the Government Accountability Office disclosed Monday, wrapping up an investigation that ensnared Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff for perjury, obstruction and lying to the FBI.

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Libby Drops Appeal in CIA Leak Case

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is no longer appealing his conviction in the CIA leak case, a tacit recognition that continuing his legal fight might only make things worse.

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Former Aide Blames Bush for Leak Deceit

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blames President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative.

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Plame Lawsuit Dismissed in CIA Leak Case

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity.

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Conyers: Reprieve May Have Quieted Libby

The Democrat probing President Bush's decision to erase the prison sentence of a former White House aide said Sunday there is "the suspicion" the aide might have fingered others in the Bush administration if he served time.

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White House Criticizes Clintons on Libby

The White House on Thursday made fun of former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for criticizing President Bush's decision to erase the prison sentence of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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Bush Won't Rule Out Full Libby Pardon

President Bush on Tuesday refused to rule out an eventual pardon for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, leaving open the chance he may wipe away the former White House aide's criminal record after already erasing his prison sentence.

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Bush Won't Rule Out Full Libby Pardon

President Bush on Tuesday left open the possibility of an eventual pardon for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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Bush Won't Rule Out Pardon for Libby

President Bush on Tuesday refused to rule out an eventual pardon for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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Analysis: Bush Keeps Pardon Issue Alive

President Bush may have sought to have it both ways in sparing former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from going to prison without pardoning him. But his refusal to rule out an eventual pardon is sure to keep the issue alive politically.

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Reaction to Bush's Libby Decision

Some reaction to President Bush's decision Monday to commute the sentence of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, sparing him from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case.

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Bush Spares Libby From Prison Sentence

President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak investigation Monday, delivering a political thunderbolt in the highly charged criminal case. Bush said the sentence was just too harsh.

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Prosecutor Wants Libby Imprisoned Now

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald urged a federal judge Tuesday not to delay former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence in the CIA leak case.

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Leak Prosecutor's Authority Questioned

A dozen prominent law professors are questioning whether Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald had constitutional authority in the CIA leak trial that this week sentenced former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to prison.

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Libby's Supporters Call for Bush Pardon

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's allies urged President Bush on Wednesday to pardon the former White House aide, but Bush rebuffed questions about whether he would intervene to prevent Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.

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Libby Moves to Delay Prison Term

Attorneys for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby are preparing a last-ditch effort to delay the former White House aide's 2 1/2-year prison sentence.

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Libby Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in Prison

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation.

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Libby Seeks Probation in CIA Leak Case

Former White House and State Department officials and military commanders are supporting former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby as he asks a federal judge to spare him prison time in the CIA leak case.

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White House Lawyer Criticize Plame Suit

A lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that Valerie Plame's lawsuit stemming from the exposure of her CIA identity is filled with "fanciful claims."

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Libby to Appeal Conviction in Leak Case

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby said Friday he no longer plans to ask for a new trial in the CIA leak case but still expects to appeal his conviction.

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CIA Leak Case Moves on to Civil Court

The CIA leak saga did not end with I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's conviction this week. On top of his lengthy appeals, he and senior Bush administration officials face a lawsuit for their role in the exposure of a former CIA operative.

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CIA Leak Trial Winners and Losers

Convicted of four felonies, "Scooter" Libby has to lead the list of losers in the CIA leak trial, but he's got company. His boss Dick Cheney didn't fare so well. Neither did the news media.

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Despite Verdict, Libby's Fate Uncertain

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's conviction capped a four-year, politically charged investigation but did not seal Libby's fate or resolve some of the lingering questions in the CIA leak case.

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Also rehires US Attorney Bush Justice Dept.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that he wants to look at notes from the FBI's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative. U.S.

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A man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping.

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"I do not think the president had any knowledge" of the revelation of Valerie Plame Wilson's identity, Scott McClellan said at a House Judiciary committee hearing. "In terms of the vice president, I do not know."

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Valerie Plame's job was to help prevent Iran from getting nukes

President Bush, Press Conference 10/17/2004: But this -- we got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel.

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The Iraq War was the top news story during the first four months of 2007, according to a study released Friday by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which stated such coverage "dwarfed all other topics in the American news media."

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No Reports Filed on Plame Identity Disclosure

In a stunning revelation by the Director of the White House Security, James Knowdell, No report was ever filed by the White House staff who were involved in the disclosure of the classified identity of Valery Plame Wilson.

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David Edwards and Ron Brynaert Published: Monday February 12, 2007

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Sorry if anyone else has posted this already...

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No one served up spicier morsels than Cheney's former top press assistant. Cathie Martin described the craft of media manipulation — under oath and in blunter terms than politicians like to hear in public.

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The difficulty of finding an unbiased jury in Washington due to the demographic makeup of the Nation's capitol and the unpopularity of the Bush administration

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In a startling development, MSNBC learns from the perjury trial of VP Cheney's top aide 'Scooter' Libby that VP Cheney is "deeply involved" in the CIA leak scandal.

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Not sure what to make of this guy and his intentions.

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it was clear this senator wasn't interested in a congressional probe of the CIA leak case. Nor were many other Capitol Hill Democrats.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband sued Vice President Dick Cheney, top White House aide Karl Rove and others on Thursday for their role in disclosing her classified CIA employment.

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Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed my attorneys that, after two and one-half years, his investigation of the CIA leak case concerning matters directly relating to me has been concluded.

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President Bush told the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case that he directed Vice President Dick Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter allegations made by former Ambassador Joseph C.

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Cheney Speaks!

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On Saturday night, attorney Robert Luskin was trying to barbecue at his Washington home when the phone started ringing nonstop. A story posted on an Internet site Truthout.org reported that his client, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, had been indicted.

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There's really just one question the media should be asking about the President's involvement in the CIA leak affair -- and it's a doozie.

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But the fundamental truth of American politics remains that justice will only be served when the opposition party moves, as a united force encouraged and supported by its leadership in the House and Senate, to demand accountability from this Administration.

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TWO employees of the Niger embassy in Rome were responsible for the forgery of a notorious set of documents used to help justify the Iraq war, an official investigation has allegedly found. According to Nato sources, the investigation has evidence that Niger's consul and its am

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Following the CIA leak disclosure, Chris Matthews sat down with Senator John Kerry in his Capitol office to discuss the big developments in the CIA leak case and vision for Iraq policy.

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An argument by the NY Times as to why it's NOT a waste of time to investigate whether or not the President of the United States was involved in leaking a covert CIA agent's name for political purposes.

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