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CNN:
Source: Prosecutor to seek Libby indictment — Rove will not be indicted Friday, sources say — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the CIA leak probe, plans to ask members of the grand jury to indict Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff …
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Associated Press:
Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Case — Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter' Libby Jr. was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, making a false statement and perjury in the CIA leak case. — Karl Rove, President Bush's closest adviser, escaped indictment Friday …
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Washington Post:
Cheney Adviser Indicted in CIA Leak Probe — Lewis 'Scooter' Libby Charged With Perjury, Obstruction of Justice and Making False Statements — A federal grand jury today indicted Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, after a two-year investigation into the leak …
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Washington Post:
White House Braces for Indictment; Rove Said to Be Spared for Now — White House officials braced for the possibility that Vice President Cheney's chief of staff would be indicted in the CIA leak case today, while the lawyer for Karl Rove said the presidential confidant's case is still under investigation.
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Associated Press:
Cheney Adviser Resigns After Indictment — WASHINGTON - The vice president's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter"d Libby Jr., was indicted Friday on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation, a politically charged case that will throw a spotlight on President Bush's push to war.
MSNBC:
Leak probe details to be released at noon ET — Rove lawyer says no indictment for now, but Libby faces perjury charges — Karl Rove leaves his home in Washington on Friday for his regular commute to the White House. — FREE VIDEO — • Details on probe
Michelle Malkin:
INDICTMENT WATCH — ***scroll for updates throughout the day...223 liveblogging Fitzgerald news conference*** — Patrick Fitzgerald has just arrived at the US District courthouse in Washington, D.C. — Megyn Kendall, Fox News: "He looked like a man ready for business."
Fox News:
Libby to Be Charged in CIA Leak Probe — WASHINGTON — Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (search) had an indictment in his hand Friday morning, which would bring the first official charges in the ongoing investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity more than two years ago.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE MOUNTAIN HAS LABORED AND BROUGHT FORTH A MOUSE: At least if this report from the Post is true: No Rove indictment, and only a lame False Statements Act charge against Libby, which wouldn't even relate to the underlying issue. This will be a blue Fitzmas for some people if it works out that way …
Wall Street Journal:
Probe News Tracker — 2:30 p.m.: Fitzgerald defends secrecy of the investigation so far. He adds: "No one wants this thing to be over as quickly as I do." — 2:15 p.m.: Fitzgerald press conference begins. He says Libby "gave the FBI a compelling story" that Tim Russert first told …
New York Times:
Aide to Cheney Appears Likely to Be Indicted; Rove Under Scrutiny — WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 - Associates of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, expected an indictment on Friday charging him with making false statements to the grand jury in the C.I.A. leak inquiry, lawyers in the case said Thursday.
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Chicago Tribune:
Bush pulls plug on Miers — New court choice imminent — WASHINGTON — The White House reeled from the withdrawal of Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination Thursday and moved quickly to name a replacement, identifying a leading candidate by day's end and preparing for a swift announcement …
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Guardian:
Tehran defiant over Israel slur — Staff and agencies — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, refused today to retract his call for Israel to be wiped off the map, while the Iranian embassy in Moscow attempted to calm the growing diplomatic crisis.
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Judd / Think Progress:
FULL TEXT: Libby's Indictments — Grand Jury Sworn in on October 31, 2003 — I. LEWIS LIBBY, also known as "SCOOTER LIBBY" — Count 1: Obstruction of Justice (18 U.S.C. Counts 2-3: False Statements (18 U.S.C. INDICTMENT — COUNT ONE — (Obstruction of Justice) — THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
