US court: CIA didn't violate Plame's speech rights

A federal appeals court in New York says the CIA did not violate Valerie Plame's free speech rights.

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Cheney FBI interview: 72 times of can't recall

Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way.

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Clarification: BC-US--Obit-Novak

In an Aug. 18 obituary about columnist Robert Novak, The Associated Press reported that Novak's column identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative and the investigation into that disclosure led to the conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. The story should have stated that Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to investigators, not for being the source of the leak to Novak.

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Court will not revive Plame's lawsuit

The Supreme Court will not revive a lawsuit that former CIA operative Valerie Plame brought against former members of the Bush administration.

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Best bets: Rourke goes to the mat in ‘Wrestler’

Talk about a comeback; Mickey Rourke returns from obscurity with a much-buzzed about performance as a washed up wrestler who wants a second chance in The former boxer obviously drew on his personal experience for the role, which may end up earning him an Oscar nomination. (Opens Dec. 17)

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US court won't resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case

A federal appeals court said Tuesday it would not resurrect a lawsuit that former CIA operative Valerie Plame brought against members of the Bush administration.

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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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Quotes from former White House spokesman's testimony

Some quotes from former White House spokesman Scott McClellan and members of the House Judiciary Committee during Friday's hearing about the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity:

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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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McClellan to testify before House in CIA leak case

President Bush's former spokesman, Scott McClellan, will testify before a House committee next week about whether Vice President Dick Cheney ordered him to make misleading public statements about the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity.

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Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity.

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Court Addresses White House E-Mail Issue

A federal court on Tuesday gave White House officials three days to explain why they should not be required to make copies of all e-mails on computers in the Executive Office of the President.

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Armitage Says He Was Foolish in CIA Leak

Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Sunday he was foolish to have revealed Valerie Plame's CIA identity.

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Plame's Book Faults Bush, Journalists

Four years after her CIA cover was blown in a newspaper column, Valerie Plame is settling scores with the Bush administration, Republican lawmakers and the journalists involved in the White House leak scandal.

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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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Timeline of Events in CIA Leak Case

A timeline of events leading up to the commutation of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence. Libby was convicted and sentenced for lying and obstructing an investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name.

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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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Waxman Threatens to Subpoena Card, Rice

If President Bush's former chief of staff can chat about the identifying of CIA agent Valerie Plame on Jon Stewart's comedy show, he can talk about it to the House oversight committee, the panel's chairman said Friday. If Andy Card refuses, the panel will vote Wednesday on whether to compel his testimony with a subpoena, said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

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Plame Rails Senior Officials Over Leak

Valerie Plame, the CIA operative at the heart of a political scandal, told Congress Friday that senior officials at the White House and State Department "carelessly and recklessly" blew her cover to discredit her diplomat-husband.

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Reaction to Libby Conviction

Reaction to Tuesday's conviction of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on charges of lying and obstructing an investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name:

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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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Journalists Name Additional Leak Sources

Three prominent journalists testified Monday that Bush administration officials volunteered leaks about a CIA operative, as I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's attorneys sought to suggest he was not responsible for exposing her.

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Plame Sues Armitage Over CIA Leak

One-time covert CIA officer Valerie Plame sued the former No. 2 official at the State Department on Wednesday, accusing him of violating her privacy rights.

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Armitage Leak Poses More Questions

For three years, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald knew the answer to one of the biggest questions in Washington: Who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame?

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Armitage Says He Was Source on Plame

A former top official in the State Department acknowledges he was the source who outed a CIA operative to reporters, but he says it was an accident and he's sorry.

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Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald famously declared in the Valerie Plame affair that "there is a cloud over the vice president." Last week's release of an FBI interview summary of Dick Cheney's answers in the criminal investigation underscores why Fitzgerald felt that way.

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Notes from former Vice President Dick Cheney's interview with the FBI about the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert CIA identity were finally released on Friday afternoon after a lengthy legal battle.

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In next week's cover story, TIME magazine delves deep into the relationship between former President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney -- in particular, their falling-out over the pardon of Scooter Libby in the Valerie Plame leak.

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Tired of waving the national security flag, Obama administration lawyers are apparently trying another tactic to get the courts to back Bush administration arguments which never worked to prevent the release of critical documents.

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The Obama administration has decided to oppose the reinstatement of a civil lawsuit filed by outed CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson.

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As in the torture discussions, Dick Cheney has always tried mightily to portray himself as a staunch defender of the United States. For the most part, on that claim, the media has given him a pass.

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"Sean Penn just signed on to play Joe Wilson in Fair Game, the movie version of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame's memoir. In a Daily Beast exclusive, Jeffrey Ressner got a hold of the script and shares his juiciest notes."

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Former vice president Richard B. Cheney said yesterday that he strongly disagreed with President Bush's decision not to pardon I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, saying his former chief of staff had been left "hanging in the wind."

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WASHINGTON - In the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss to pardon Lewis (Scooter) Libby - and was furious when President George W. Bush wouldn't budge.

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Do the Right Thing Mr. President - Pardon Scooter Libby

President Bush now has just a little over 72 hours left in his presidency and the time has come for him to do the right thing and pardon Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff I.

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True to its mania for secrecy, the Bush administration is leaving behind vast gaps in the most sensitive White House e-mail records, and with lawyers and public interest groups in hot pursuit of information that deserves to be part of the permanent historical record.

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While the Blagojevich scandal so far has exonerated rather than implicated Barack Obama and his staff, the president-elect's camp has made some unnecessary mistakes in response.

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As I listened to US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and others express their outrage directed at this governor, you would have thought his acts of corruption caused the deaths of American soldiers and innocent Iraqi victims.

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During a recent interview with the National Ledger, conservative columnist Robert Novak was asked if he would reveal Valerie Plame Wilson's secret CIA identity if he could go back and do it all over again.

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During a recent interview with the National Ledger, conservative columnist Robert Novak was asked if he would reveal Valerie Plame Wilson's secret CIA identity if he could go back and do it all over again.

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On October 16, 2008, the Bush administration's Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Mike McConnell, signed Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) Number 623.

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The Bush administration is a group of criminals and should be indicted. They have apparently been above the law since coming to power, one-thousand, one-hundred times! That's the tip of the iceberg!

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Indict President Bush

This country was originally founded on government for the people and by the people. Our forefathers had high ideals when founding this country they were fed up with what they had under English rule. Great care was taken in creating a constitution.

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President George W. Bush overstepped his authority by withholding an FBI interview of Vice President Dick Cheney from a congressional panel probing the leak of a CIA agent's identity, a draft bipartisan House report said.

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Valarie Plame and Joseph Wilson did not meet the legal standard for their constitutional claims, in part because the lawsuit hinges on alleged violations of the Privacy Act - a law that does not cover the president or vice president.

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich, will start a hearing on Capital Hill in Washington, to hear testimony about Bush's "imperial presidency" and several of his administration's scandals.

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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. The president's decision drew a sharp  …

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President Bush has asserted executive privilege to protect information that a House panel has subpoenaed on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. The White House said Wednesday Bush had made the claim on Attorney General Michael Mukasey's recommendation.

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President Bush has asserted executive privilege to protect information that a House panel has subpoenaed on the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

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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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