Locating the Source of the Plame Leak
Law
Plame to Appeal Dismissal of Suit in CIA Case()
July 20, 2007 Lawyers for CIA operative Valerie Plame say they plan to appeal a judge's decision dismissing Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Cheney and other current and former Bush administration officials. Plame claimed they leaked her covert CIA status in retribution for her husband's public criticism of the administration.
U.S.
Commuted Sentence Ends Libby Controversy()
July 4, 2007 Syndicated columnist Robert Novak was there at the beginning of the CIA leak case when he revealed the identity of Valerie Plame in his newspaper column. Novak talks about his role in the events that led to a federal investigation and the commuted sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Interviews
Wilson Lambastes White House on Libby Case()
July 3, 2007 Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson says President Bush short-circuited the justice system and circumvented the rule of law when he commuted the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Wilson is the husband of Valerie Plame, the CIA operative whose identity was leaked.
Law
Libby Convicted of Lying in CIA Leak Case()
March 6, 2007 Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is convicted on four counts of perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation of the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. Prosecutors say Libby leaked Plame's identity to discredit her husband, a critic of the Iraq war.
Politics
Armitage Was Source of Plame Leak, Book Says()
August 29, 2006 A forthcoming book by journalists Michael Isikoff and David Corn suggests that Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State in 2003, may be the missing link in the story that has been called "Plamegate."
Politics
Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case()
June 13, 2006 Prosecutors have apparently decided not to charge senior White House adviser Karl Rove with any crimes in the CIA-leak investigation. Rove's lawyer says his client was advised of the decision Monday.
Law
CIA Leak Prosecutor Seeks New Grand Jury()
November 18, 2005 Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald files court papers seeking another grand jury to hear more evidence in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case. The move comes after The Washington Post's Bob Woodward disclosed that he had a role in the case, of which Fitzgerald was previously unaware.
Media
Woodward Says He Was Told About Plame()
November 16, 2005 Famed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward testified Monday that a senior Bush administration official told him about CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity nearly a month before it was publicly exposed.
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House Spokesman Losing Credibility()
November 3, 2005 White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has lost credibility with the press corps over the Valerie Plame matter. Now some speculate his only way out of the vise is to step down.
Politics
Investigation Continues into CIA Leak ()
October 31, 2005 At this afternoon's press briefing at the White House, reporters tried unsuccessfully to shift attention back to Scooter Libby's indictment
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