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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 …
Michelle Malkin:
INDICTMENT WATCH  —  ***scroll for updates throughout the day...223pm EDT liveblogging Fitzgerald news conference...240pm EDT Fitzgerald: "We have not made any allegation that Libby knowingly/intentionally outed a covert agent...300pm EDT "This indictment is not about the war.
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.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Maybe Libby Can Try An Insanity Defense  —  Here is the nine page press release which summarizes the twenty-two page indictment of Lewis Libby.  —  Some obvious puzzles remain:  —  Who was Novak's source?  —  Was national security harmed by the leak of Ms. Plame's identity?
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
INDICTMENT PRIMER....The two false statement charges are these:
Discussion: TalkLeft, Hit and Run and Needlenose
Laura Lee Donoho / The Wide Awake Cafe:   No Fitzmas Today
Oliver Willis:
Culture of Corruption In Handcuffs
Discussion: Left I on the News
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 …
Discussion: New York Times
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Alito  —  Jan Crawford Greenburg - who I think has always …
Discussion: PointofLaw.com and ACSBlog
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:

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