Saturday, February 03, 2007

Bloggers Join Frenzy at Media-Saturated Libby Trial


NPR.org , February 1, 2007 Journalists have descended en masse upon the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., to cover the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff. more...

In Washington, former White House official Scooter Libby is on trial for perjury for not remembering who told him about Valerie Plame Wilson. Let us remember just what a farce this prosecution is. more...

Cupid's making at stop at the "Swimming With Sharks" exhibit at the Newport Aquarium just in time for Valentine's Day. The aquarium has acquired a rare male shark ray to serve as a companion to female Sweet Pea, with the hope that the two will produce some offspring for the nearly endangered fish. more...

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Friday, February 02, 2007

FBI agent shows doubts for Libby's story


In a case that hinges on credibility, FBI agent Deborah Bond is making it clear from the witness stand just how believable she finds former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to be: not very. more...

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald played excerpts from former White House aide I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's grand jury testimony at trial. more...

A federal judge allowed Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to play portions of White House briefing room videos Thursday at the perjury and obstruction trial of former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Fitzgerald said he wanted to... more...

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Nation Briefs 2/1


Reporter: Libby gave Plame's CIA info WASHINGTON -- Testifying against a source she once went to jail to protect, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller said Tuesday that she had three discussions with former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby in which he told her that the wife of a Bush administration critic worked for the CIA. more...

Federal Judge Reggie Walton agreed Thursday morning to let prosecutors show video clips of a White House spokesman telling reporters in 2003 that former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby "had nothing to do" with leaking information about the wife of a Bush administration critic. more...

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby spoke to a reporter about a CIA operative on two occasions before he says he knew her identity, Libby's perjury trial heard on Tuesday. more...

As the usual assortment of newspaper reporters and network correspondents clamor for their seats this week in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, bloggers join the ranks of credentialed journalists in the courthouse for the first time in the short history of the blogosphere. more...

WASHINGTON - Reporter Matthew Cooper testified Wednesday he thought I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby had confirmed that a prominent war critic's wife worked at the CIA but acknowledged that he never asked the White House aide where he had heard that. more...

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Reporter tells court how Libby revealed name of CIA agent


The former New York Times reporter Judith Miller has provided damaging public testimony against Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, the man on whose behalf she spent almost three months in jail in 2005. more...

As the usual assortment of newspaper reporters and network correspondents clamor for their seats this week in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, bloggers join the ranks of credentialed journalists in the courthouse for the first time in the short history of the blogosphere. more...

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby spoke to a reporter about a CIA operative on two occasions before he says he knew her identity, Libby's perjury trial heard on Tuesday. more...

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Reporter's Account Hurts Libby Defense


Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller yesterday helped the prosecutor who landed her in jail and forced her into the witness chair, providing potentially damaging information about the confidential administration source she tried to shield, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. more...

Opponents jumped on right-wing French presidential candidate and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy after police made a special effort to find the thieves of his son's scooter. more...

Reporter Judith Miller testified Tuesday that former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby identified a CIA operative to her on two occasions on dates earlier than he has told investigators he first heard the name from another reporter. more...

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer testified yesterday that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby divulged Valerie Plame's identity to him in July 2003, three days before Libby has told investigators he first learned of the undercover CIA officer. more...

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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Libby Trial: Fleischer Tags Libby and Confesses Leaking



The Nation -- Taking the witness stand in the Scooter Libby trial on Monday, Ari Fleischer, President George W. Bush's former press secretary, could not rely on his old friends, spin and deny. Instead, he shared an account that harmed Libby's defense, that spared the White House a new embarrassment, and that created a riddle.

Ex-aide to Bush disputes Libby
WASHINGTON - Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer testified Monday that he first heard a prominent war critic's wife worked at the CIA from vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby - three days earlier than Libby told investigators he first learned about Valerie Plame.

Fleischer testifies Libby told him about CIA officer
WASHINGTON mdash; Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer testified Monday he first heard that a prominent war critic's wife worked at the CIA from vice presidential aide I. Lewis quot;Scooter quot; Libby. He said he thought the information might help deflect critical...

Jeralyn Merritt: Never in His Wildest Dreams
It's week two in the Scooter Libby trial. Marcy at Firedoglake has done a great job of live-blogging each day's testimony. Today was my first day at the trial thanks to Firedoglake and HuffPo. I spent most of it in the courtroom, seated behind Mrs. Libby, and some in the media room. There were a lot of veteran PlameGate reporters on hand: David Corn of The Nation , David Schuster of MSNBC, ...

Sarkozy misused French ministry to find scooter, critics say
When thieves made off with a scooter belonging to a son of Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, the police moved quickly, using fingerprints and DNA tests as they captured three suspects within two weeks.

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Monday, January 29, 2007

'Rainbow Scooter' treks country to advocate storm victims, homeless


"Rainbow Scooter," the homeless bicyclist trekking across the country raising awareness and taking donations for hurricane victims, made a short stop in Opelousas Wednesday on his way to South Carolina. more...

In yesterday's Scooter Libby trial, Cathie Martin, Dick Cheney's former Communications Director, confirmed what I have repeatedly warned -- that Friday, particularly the Friday after Thanksgiving, is the Bush Administration's favorite mugging hour. Martin told the jury that "Fewer people pay attention to it late on Friday," she said. "Fewer people pay attention when it's reported on ... more...

The president's political guru - and counselor Dan Bartlett - have been subpoenaed by Scooter Libby's lawyers. What it means for the most-watched trial in Washington - and who's next on the witness stand. more...

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

'Rainbow Scooter' treks country to advocate storm victims, homeless


"Rainbow Scooter," the homeless bicyclist trekking across the country raising awareness and taking donations for hurricane victims, made a short stop in Opelousas Wednesday on his way to South Carolina. more...

White House Bigwigs Called to Testify in Defense of Former Vice Presidential Aide 'Scooter' Libby more...

A gang of white teenagers ambushed and beat to death an Asian taxi driver in what police later described as a premeditated attack of mindless violence, a court heard yesterday. more...

In less than 10 years, Scooter's Coffeehouse has grown so rapidly that its founder looks back and marvels at how the small hut on Cornhusker has turned into one of the greatest small business success stories in the Midwest. more...

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Defense team eyes Fleischer's Libby deal


Washington -- Attorneys for former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby want more information about an immunity-from-prosecution... more...

WASHINGTON - Lewis "Scooter" Libby's defense team wants to hear more about the immunity deal the government gave former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer in the CIA-leak case. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said that, as his probe into... more...

Attorneys for former vice presidential aide I. Lewis Scooter Libby are seeking to limit the testimony of former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer in the CIA leak case, NBC News has learned. more...

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