memeorandum: JUDGE THROWS OUT VALERIE PLAME LAWSUIT (The Raw Story)

3:10 AM ET, July 20, 2007

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Carol Leonnig / Washington Post:

Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame and her husband against Vice President Cheney and top administration officials over the disclosure of Plame's name and covert status to the media.

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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:

Plame lawsuit dismissed in CIA leak case — WASHINGTON - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame lost a lawsuit Thursday that demanded money from Bush administration officials whom she blamed for leaking her agency identity. — Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson …

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Faiz / Think Progress:
Breaking: Judge dismisses Plame's civil suit.

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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
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Associated Press:
Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Dismissed

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The Raw Story:
JUDGE THROWS OUT VALERIE PLAME LAWSUIT

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CNN:
Ex-spy's lawsuit against Cheney tossed

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Democrats cut 'John Doe' provision — Congressional Democrats today failed to include a provision in homeland security legislation that would protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leaders.

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New York Times:

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Hindrocket / Power Line:

A CORRECTION? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! — We wrote here about a story in the Chicago Sun-Times by columnist Jennifer Hunter, reporting on a plaintiffs' lawyers convention in Chicago. The five principal Democratic presidential candidates addressed the convention, and Hunter's story was on the lawyers' reaction.

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