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Valerie Plame stories: 43 news summaries

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VALERIE PLAME LEAK

 Cheney: Wilson 
 Mission Was CIA 
 'Amateur Hour' 



New docs show former veep thought ill of Plame husband's Nigeria trip

Oct 31, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney's memory may have been a little iffy about the Valerie Plame leak, but Politico reports that the former veep left no room for doubt about his opinion of her husband's trip to Niger to investigate an Iraqi purchase of plutonium. "It was amateur hour out at the... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • CIA leak investigation • Central Intelligence Agency

Cheney on Plame Leak:
I Can't Recall

VP comes up blank on specifics in newly released interview

Oct 30, 09 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of effort by the Bush and Obama administrations to keep documents related to the CIA leak case secret, redacted portions of the special prosecutor’s 2004 interview with Dick Cheney released today show plenty of nothing. The then-VP apparently suffered acute memory loss: Cheney told Patrick Fitzgerald he... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • CIA leak investigation • Lewis Scooter Libby • Obama administration • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics • Central Intelligence Agency

Judge: Cheney Interview in Plame Case Can't Be Sealed

But government can redact certain portions

Oct 1, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the FBI to release most of the interview it conducted with Dick Cheney over the Valerie Plame case, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Both the Bush and Obama administrations have tried to keep the record of the 2004 sit-down sealed, arguing... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • FBI • Freedom of Information Act • Lewis Scooter Libby • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics

(Newser) - During the Valerie Plame scandal, the left acted as if there was no greater sin than disclosing the name of a CIA operative. But there is no such outrage at current initiatives that could potentially disclose the names of several agency officers, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • terrorism • Valerie Plame • al-Qaeda • Eric Holder

APPRECIATION

 Novak: Last of the
 Shoe-Leather 
 Columnists 


Aug 19, 09 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most Americans will remember Robert Novak as the acerbic right-winger on CNN, but he saw himself first and foremost as "a shoe-leather reporter," writes Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz. Novak prided himself on getting scoops and uncovering secrets via a wide network of Republican officials. But that... More »

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Valerie Plame • Karl Rove • conservative • obituary • CNN • columnists • Robert Novak • Howard Kurtz

Appreciation

 To Friends, 
 Hardliner Novak 
 Was a 'Pussycat' 

Hard work made him 'the ultimate insider journalist'

Aug 18, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Novak called himself a “rough and tumble” journalist, “but to his friends and colleagues, he could be a pussycat,” writes Eleanor Clift in Newsweek. Despite their widely divergent views, Novak—who died today at 78—helped Clift get a spot on the then-all-male McLaughlin Group. When... More »

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Valerie Plame • journalist • columnists • Robert Novak • appreciation

Obituary



 Robert Novak 
 Dead at 78 

Columnist, known as 'Prince of Darkness,' was 78

Aug 18, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak died this morning at 78, after a year-long battle with brain cancer, the Sun-Times reports. Known, to his delight, as the “Prince of Darkness,” Novak’s “Inside Report” column has been syndicated since 1963. He was at the center... More »

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cancer • Valerie Plame • obituary • Robert Novak • brain cancer

(Newser) - Dick Cheney pursued a pardon for former aide Scooter Libby so doggedly in his final days in office that he pushed the bounds of his 9-year relationship with George Bush, reports Time. It wasn't so much a political issue as a moral "crusade" for Cheney, write Massimo Calabresi and... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • vice president • George W. Bush

Evidence Tying Cheney to Plame Leak Grows

Obama DoJ renews Bush-era objections
to releasing details

Jul 3, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama Justice Department is continuing its efforts to maintain the Bush administration's secrecy over Dick Cheney's role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, the Washington Post reports. A filing this week, intended to bolster the current administration’s case for keeping secret details of the then-VP’s... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • CIA leak investigation • vice president • Iraq war • Obama administration • legal filing

(AP) - The Supreme Court ruled narrowly today in a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas district from a key provision of the law, but side-stepping the larger constitutional issue. The act requires Southern areas with a history of discrimination to get advance federal approval before changing election... More »

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Valerie Plame • Alaska • lawsuit • Voting Rights Act • US Supreme Court • civil rights movement • special education

analysis

Daily Show Argument Exposes Obama as Bush Lite

Judge questions DoJ's claim about Cheney

Jun 19, 09 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Justice Department lawyer argued in court yesterday—with a straight face—that releasing statements Dick Cheney made during the Valerie Plame investigation could cause future administration officials to hold back out of fear their statements would “get on The Daily Show.” The judge overseeing the hearing seemed... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • Department of Justice • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • Joseph Wilson • Lewis Scooter Libby • Obama administration • U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan • Emmet Sullivan • Stephen Bradbury

Cheney Furious at Bush
for Not Pardoning Libby

Ex-VP pushed prez for reprieve 'til he left DC

Feb 17, 09 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Dick Cheney is furious that President Bush wouldn’t listen when he repeatedly pushed for a last-minute pardon for Scooter Libby, the New York Daily News reports. The ex-VP “went to the mat and came back and back and back at Bush” for a full pardon, said one close... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • commutation • Lewis Scooter Libby • George W. Bush

(Newser) - Dick Cheney believes disgraced former chief of staff Scooter Libby, convicted in the CIA leak investigation, deserved a pardon, the Weekly Standard reports. “He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,” the former vice president said. “Obviously, I disagree with President Bush.” Bush’... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • commutation • commute • Lewis Scooter Libby • George W. Bush • sentence

OPINION

 Libby Deserves 
 Bush Pardon 

Conviction a 'miscarriage of justice,' writes Fred Barnes

Jan 16, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - “Simple justice” should compel President Bush to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, writes Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard. “Libby has either been punished far too severely for a very small offense,” writes Barnes “or he is an innocent man.” Libby was convicted of perjury... More »

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CIA • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • Tim Russert • felon • George W. Bush • Richard Armitage

OPINION

Libby Hasn't Asked to Be Pardoned

Supporters look to Cheney to sway Bush
in final week

Jan 14, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has less than a week to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby for his role in the CIA leak case, and at this point it’s unclear if he will, writes Byron York for the National Review. Dick Cheney's former chief of staff hasn't applied for one through the... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • Lewis Scooter Libby • pardon • George W. Bush

Illinois' New
Eliot Ness Bags Another Scalp

From twin towers to Valerie Plame, Fitzgerald is relentless

Dec 10, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - With the arrest of Rod Blagojevich, federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald notched up his second indictment against an Illinois governor in five years. But it's just another scalp for the US attorney who's brought down everyone from World Trade Center bomber Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman to media mogul Conrad Black, not... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • corruption • Lewis Scooter Libby • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

Judith Miller Heads to Fox

Controversial former Times reporter, jailed in CIA leak case, will be on-air analyst

Oct 20, 08 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Judith Miller, the former New York Times reporter who spent 85 days in jail rather than reveal her sources in a CIA leak case, is Fox News’ newest on-air analyst, Editor & Publisher reports. “I get to spout my views, I will NOT be joining the news team,”... More »

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Valerie Plame • New York Times • Lewis Scooter Libby • Fox News • Judith Miller

Court Tosses Lawsuit Over CIA Leak

It uphholds dismissal of Plame's case against Cheney, others

Aug 12, 08 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today threw out former CIA spy Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Dick Cheney and a group of former Bush White House officials for leaking her identity to the public. The court ruled that Cheney, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and former State Department official Richard Armitage were acting... More »

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Bush administration • Valerie Plame • Joseph Wilson • Karl Rove • CIA leak investigation • Lewis Scooter Libby • Richard Armitage • Plamegate

 Did McCain
 Dupe Novak
 on VP Pick? 

Columnist suspects he was played to rain on Obama's parade

Jul 23, 08 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative columnist Robert Novak triggered a frenzy of speculation that John McCain was about to announce his choice for runningmate just as Barack Obama was grabbing favorable headlines on his trip to Iraq. Novak now believes he may have been manipulated in a tactic to steal attention by the McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Valerie Plame • Robert Novak • Phil Gramm

'Creative' Bush Order Shields Cheney from Plame Probe 

Cheney's FBI interviews kept from Congress with executive privilege claim

Jul 17, 08 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush has invoked an unprecedented executive privilege claim to bar FBI interviews with Dick Cheney from a congressional committee probing the leak that exposed Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, Newsweek reports. The Bush order argues that turning over the records of Cheney's grilling concerning the scandal would violate... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • executive privilege • George W. Bush • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform • Plamegate

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