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5:45 AM ET, July 3, 2007

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CNN:
Scooter skates  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush commuted Monday the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
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White House:
Statement by the President  —  The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected Lewis Libby's request to remain free on bail while pursuing his appeals for the serious convictions of perjury and obstruction of justice.  As a result, Mr. Libby will be required to turn himself …
Speaker Pelosi / The Gavel:
A Betrayal of Trust of the American People  —  The President's commutation of Scooter Libby's prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people.  —  The President said he would hold accountable anyone involved in the Valerie Plame leak case.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Spares Libby 30-Month Jail Term  —  President Bush said today that he had used his power of clemency to commute the 30-month sentence for I. Lewis Libby Jr., the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, who was convicted of perjury in March and was due to begin serving his time within weeks.
Emptywheel / The Next Hurrah:
Fitz Speaks  —  Via email from his spokesperson: … For the record, when I said almost the same thing on Hardball, I hadn't gotten this yet in the email.  Glad to see that my feeble mind is thinking along the lines of a great mind.  —  Update: Oh wait, I think I said the bit about the fact …
New York Times:
Bush Spares Libby 30-Month Jail Term  —  President Bush spared I. Lewis Libby Jr. from prison Monday, commuting his two-and-a-half-year sentence while leaving intact his conviction for perjury and obstruction of justice in the C.I.A. leak case.  —  Mr. Bush's action, announced hours …
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs and ParaPundit
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
A Decision Made Largely Alone  —  President Bush limited his deliberations over commuting the prison term of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to a few close aides, opting not to consult with the Justice Department and rebuffing efforts by friends to lobby on Libby's behalf, administration officials and people close to Bush said yesterday.
CNN:
Libby commutation: Washington responds  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Following are reactions to President Bush's announcement Monday that he has commuted the sentence of former vice presidential chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby:  —  Melanie Sloan, legal counsel to Joe and Valerie Wilson
Edwin Chen / Bloomberg:
Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Term in CIA Leak Case  —  July 2 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush commuted Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence in the CIA leak case, sparing him from punishment the president called ``excessive.''  —  Bush acted after a U.S. appellate …
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
BUSH SETS LIBBY FREE: Wow, that was fast: President Bush set Scooter Libby free today, just hours after the D.C. Circuit's ruling.  —  Bush "commuted" Libby's sentence, which means that Libby doesn't have to go to jail but he still has to be on probation for two years and still must pay the fine imposed by the District Court.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Fitzgerald's Statement
Discussion: Daily Kos
Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:
Jeff Lomonaco, Please Report to the Department of Pre-Crime
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
New York Times:
Soft on Crime
Discussion: Wonkette
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:   Justice For Thee But Not For Me … If your primary source …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
For Bush, Action in Libby Case Was a Test of Will
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Byron York / The Corner:
Fitzgerald Statement on Libby
Discussion: The American Mind
Tom Brune / Newsday:
Bush commutes sentence for Libby
Discussion: The Liberal Avenger
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Bush spares Libby from jail
Susie / Suburban Guerrilla:
James Capozzola, 1962-2007  —  Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,  —  Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,  —  Silence the pianos and with muffled drum  —  Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.  — "Funeral Blues," W.H. Auden.  —  My friend Jim died this evening.
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The Independent:
Terror plot hatched in British hospitals  —  A suspected secret cell of foreign militants, believed to be linked to al-Qa'ida and using British hospitals as cover, are being questioned over the terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow.  —  Five of the eight people under arrest last night are said to be doctors.
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Telegraph:
Seven doctors held over al-Qa'eda bomb plot
New York Times:   Medical Workers Emerge as Focus in British Inquiry
Hassan Butt / Daily Mail:
I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist  —  When I was still a member of what is probably best termed the British Jihadi Network - a series of British Muslim terrorist groups linked by a single ideology - I remember how we used to laugh in celebration whenever people …
 
 
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