Libby Prosecutors Finish Their Case in CIA Leak Trial

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Prosecutors completed their case in Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's perjury trial after NBC journalist Tim Russert was questioned by the defendant's lawyer over why he resisted a subpoena to testify. more...

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To show jurors that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is believable, attorneys for the former White House aide are trying to undercut the credibility of reporters from some of the nation's largest media outlets. more...

(AP) -- A man has been sentenced to one year of probation for driving a water scooter that struck and killed his best friend's 2-year-old son. more...

WASHINGTON -- NBC's Tim Russert deflected criticism of his ethics and credibility as the prosecution rested its case Thursday in the obstruction and perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter Libby. more...

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TV reporter contradicts Libby in perjury trial

A prominent TV reporter contradicted testimony by Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Wednesday as the prosecution neared the end of its perjury case against the former vice presidential aide. more...

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- NBC journalist Tim Russert testified he didn't tell Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby that an Iraq war critic's wife was a CIA official -- or discuss her at all in their conversation, disputing a key point in Libby's defense against perjury charges. more...

Tim Russert, host of NBC's Meet the Press , yesterday became the latest witness in the perjury trial of Lewis Scooter Libby to contradict directly Mr Libby's testimony to the grand jury. more...

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Prosecutors completed their case in Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's perjury trial after NBC journalist Tim Russert was questioned by the defendant's lawyer over why he resisted a subpoena to testify after being interviewed by the FBI. more...

On a tape played at his trial Tuesday Lewis "Scooter" Libby told investigators he thought President Bush authorized him to give a reporter information about CIA agent Valerie Plame. more...

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Libby tapes conflict with other testimony

ASSOCIATED PRESS Jurors in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr. yesterday heard audiotapes in which the former White House aide told a grand jury that he learned about a CIA officer from Vice President Dick Cheney, forgot it, then learned it again from NBC News reporter Tim Russert a month later. more...

Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly. more...

By Ashwini Kaushal Mohali, Feb 7: Right from his childhood, Parvinder Singh Sethi had a creative bent of mind. He utilized it to create innovative models that won him praise in his neighbourhood. After constant hard work, this child prodigy became a master sculptor. As he did not have much interest in studies, he left school early, but became a scooter mechanic to earn his livelihood. But this ... more...

The last good look the U.S. public gets at a president or vice president is when they're running for the office -- unless, that is, a scandal lands their aides in the docket under oath. Because of the trial of Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby, the most secretive administration in recent memory -- we still don't know who was on Vice President Dick Cheney's super-secret energy task force -- has been ... more...

The Nation -- After two weeks of listening to a series of prosecution witnesses in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the jurors finally got to hear the defendant. He didn't take the stand. That may happen later. On Monday, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald began playing eight hours of audio tapes of Libby's two appearances before the grand jury that investigated the CIA leak case. more...

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Italians Lining Up for Gasoline as Service Station Strike Looms

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Italian drivers began lining up for gasoline today as they brace for a two-day strike by service- station operators to protest government efforts to increase competition in Europe's fourth-biggest economy. more...

Judge refuses to block a subpoena for a New York Times reporter's testimony in the CIA leak trial for I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby. more...

News organizations praised a judge's decision Monday to release tapes of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's grand jury testimony, saying it would open a window into court proceedings. more...

Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly. more...

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Tapes of Libby Testimony to Be Released

WASHINGTON - Recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial, the judge at Libby's trial ruled Monday.

Judge orders release of Libby's secret testimony
WASHINGTON Audio recordings of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's secret grand jury testimony will be released publicly after they are presented at his trial, the judge at Libby's trial ruled yesterday.

Challenging royalty on a scooter
Patiala, Feb 4 (IANS) The Patiala assembly seat in Punjab is one of the most important assembly seats in the Feb 13 election. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is seeking re-election from this seat on the Congress ticket. While he campaigns for Congress candidates all over the state, being the party's star campaigner, his relatively lesser known Shiromani Akali Dal opponent, Surjit Singh Kohli, is ...

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Scooter Sales Getting a Lift From High Gas Prices
Scooters, which range from about $2,000 to $6,000 each, can get from 65 to 100 miles per gallon.

'High-End' F-3 Tornado Hit Cities
One of three confirmed Central Florida twisters had winds 30 mph stronger than Hurricane Katrina, officials say.

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This case still is unwarranted

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...

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WASHINGTON -- Former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby acknowledged he may have discussed with Vice President Dick Cheney whether to tell reporters that a prominent war critic's wife worked at the CIA, an FBI agent testified yesterday. more...

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On the town: Scooter & Laycee

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Saturday, February 3
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (CNN) -- NATO's International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) launched a precision airstrike and killed a "key" senior Taliban commander in the southern Afghan district of Musa Qala Sunday morning, a NATO statement said.

Libby lawyers fighting public release of grand jury audiotapes
WASHINGTON Lawyers for Lewis "Scooter" Libby are fighting to keep his grand jury audiotapes from being publicly released.

New Gulf of Tonkin in the Persian Gulf
I'm putting my mother into bed and the high-pitched urgency of MSNBC's 'this just in' crisis reporting cuts through evening calm. Same on CNN, and I don't even bother to check the other channels.

News Orgs Fight for Airing of Libby Tapes
WASHINGTON Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is fighting to keep his grand jury testimony about the leak of a CIA operative's name from being released and broadcast in the media.

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Coffee Co. Burglaries

His name is Scooter. The three-year-old canine along with the help of an Enterprise pawn shop are being credited with breaking-up the burglary ring. Last week, Kristi was giving birth to her daughter, Kennedy, when Nathan and Kristis Coffee County home was broken into.

'NYT' and 'Wash Post' Columnists Agree: Libby Trial Is All About the 'Cover-Up'
NEW YORK Two leading columnists for rival New York Times and Washington Post have come to the same conclusion: There are many minor points and side issues and even "red herrings" in the current Libby/CIA leak trial but at its heart it is an extremely case revolving around the crumbling of a "cover-up."

Libby trial reveals what prosecutor wouldn't
As the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby goes on, we are learning more and more about special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation, which was prompted by the leak that Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA agent.

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