Saturday, February 17, 2007

Bush Meets Media, Holds Silence on Key Subjects


Morning Edition , February 15, 2007 President Bush held a news conference Wednesday for the first time in almost two months. He discussed a variety of issues, but refused to comment on some key topics including the ongoing trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial. more...

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Lewis ``Scooter'' Libby's lawyers finished presenting his defense after describing to jurors the national-security issues they say kept him too preoccupied to remember details about the leak of a CIA official's identity. more...

The death of Anna Nicole Smith was the the third-most talked-about story in news last week, topping stories on the presidential campaign, Iran, the U.S. budget, and the Scooter Libby trial. more...

The Sundance Channel plans to screen short films and Sundance Film Festival highlights on Second Life starting tonight, February 16, at 8 p.m. more...

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Selecting an Electric Scooter for You or a Loved One


(ARA) - Electric scooters (also known as PMVs or personal mobility vehicles) are an invaluable asset for those with limited mobility. Scooters can help you continue to enjoy getting out while making it easier to get around. more...

SANTA FE Children age 17 and younger would be required to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle or using a skateboard, scooter or roller skates in public areas, under a bill passed 23-12 Friday by the Senate. more...

Once expected to rival the courtroom dramas of Watergate and Iran-Contra, the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby neared a quick and less than sensational close Wednesday. more...

FOREST You can expect the unexpected any time Choctaw Central and Southeast Lauderdale tangle in girls basketball and that was certainly the case again Thursday in the semifinals of the Division 5-3A Tournament. more...

What could be the cheaper mode of transport for campaigning in an election helicopter or scooter more...

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Scooter Libby Trail Exposes White House News Leak Sources


(RTTNews) - Attorneys of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Monday tried to show the court that the leaking of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was done by several other sources in the US administration and not by Libby despite having the opportunity to do so. more...

Over the past few weeks Crime Stoppers has reported on graffiti at city parks and smashed vehicle windows in the Greenwood and Porter Pike areas. The latest vandalism involves car windows shot out with a BB or pellet gun. more...

WASHINGTON (AP) I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby abandoned plans to testify in his own defense and to call his former boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, to help defend him in the trial related to a CIA agents leaked identity. more...

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Libby defense rests in leak case



Attorneys for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby rested their defense in his perjury trial Wednesday after giving jurors a stripped-down version of...

The Defense Rested in the Trial of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby -- After Valentine's Day Wishes, Last-Minute Arguments
In Kentucky s Senate, a proposal to raise the speed limit on parts of Kentucky s interstate highways has cleared a hurdle. The Senate Transportation Committee approved a plan today, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, that would increase the interstate speed limit to 70 miles per hour.

Libby lawyers rest in CIA leak trial
Attorneys for former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby rested their case in the CIA leak trial Wednesday after a day of legal wrangling over classified information and whether additional witnesses could be presented.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Cheney Aide: Libby's Memory `Awful' On Certain Things



WASHINGTON (AP)--Vice President Dick Cheney's national security adviser Tuesday described his predecessor, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, as someone responsible for the nation's most sensitive intelligence but whose memory was notoriously spotty.

Woodward, Novak testify how Bush officials volunteered information about CIA operative
WASHINGTON -- Three prominent journalists testified Monday that Bush administration officials volunteered leaks about a CIA operative, as I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's attorneys sought to suggest he was...

Libby, Cheney avoid stand in leak trial
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Tuesday abandoned plans to testify in his own defense and decided against calling his former boss, Vice President Dick Cheney, to help defend him in the CIA leak trial.

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Monday, February 12, 2007

Libby defense puts media on trial



Defense Exhibit 1972, a tape-recorded interview from the Imus in the Morning radio show, is another of those revealing moments in the perjury trial.

Press finds itself in the hot seat
The media have been watching the media as the perjury trial of Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby unfolds in Washington. Testimony has centered on government leaks to the media. Relations between reporters and officials in Washington are under scrutiny.

Libby faces Catch-22
Testifying is risky, but so is silence.

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Libby Trial: Where Will Cheney Be?


One big question in the Libby trial is whether the vice president will even be in town to testify. more...

WASHINGTON - The government rested its perjury case Thursday against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, clearing the way for Libby's lawyers to launch their defense of the former vice presidential aide Monday. more...

WASHINGTON One figure has dominated the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby without even showing up in the courtroom. more...

Ever wonder why we remember what we remember Why we recall some things and draw a blank on others A lot of times, we forget the tiny things: where we tossed our house keys, where we parked the car, the names of the next-door neighbors, our umpteen computer passwords. Occasionally, we forget the... more...

The prosecution has rested at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. The defense begins presenting its side of the story on Monday. more...

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Prosecution Rests in Libby Trial


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...

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...

While Keith Obermann blames the Republicans for seeking distractions (like carping about Nancy Pelosi's desire to fly nonstop) from their effort to block the Iraq war debate, his own MSNBC, joined by CNN, spent hours this afternoon on the sadly premature death of a notorious quasi-celebrity (name supplied on request), bumping the first feed of Hardball and its coverage of the Scooter Libby ... more...

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