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Scooter Libby disbarred
Dick Cheney's former chief of staff will no longer be able to practice law in Washington.
Alex Koppelman Mar 20, 2008
Libby drops appeal
With the president having commuted his sentence, there was little reason to press on.
Tim Grieve Dec 10, 2007
Did Bush ask Scott McClellan to lie -- or didn't he?
Former press secretary Scott McClellan says someone in the Bush administration made him spread "false information" about Plame-gate to the press. Time for Congress to ask tough questions.
By Joe Conason Nov 21, 2007
McClellan implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame lie
Former White House press secretary says the president and vice president were involved in the false exoneration of Libby and Rove.
Tim Grieve Nov 20, 2007
Fair Plame
After years of enforced silence, Valerie Plame Wilson finally tells all -- except for the stuff the CIA blacked out.
By Rebecca Traister Oct 24, 2007
Larry Craig and the double standards
The White House still won't talk about Scooter Libby. So why is it calling Craig a "disappointment"?
Tim Grieve Aug 30, 2007
We'll go no more a-Rove-ing
The country takes leave of the political serial killer who tried to forge a one-party state. But don't expect the Mayberry Machiavelli to pay for his civic sins.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 13, 2007
Accountability? Libby? Gonzales? Let me tell you about 9/11
The president changes the subject.
Tim Grieve Aug 9, 2007
Judge dismisses Valerie Plame's lawsuit
The outed CIA officer is considering an appeal in her suit against Bush administration officials.
Julia Dahl Jul 19, 2007
It's finally time for Bush to answer questions about Libby
Why not start with releasing the transcripts of Bush and Cheney's interviews with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald?
By Joe Conason Jul 13, 2007
Bush calls Libby commutation "fair and balanced"
President briefly addresses the possibility that someone in the administration leaked Plame's name.
Julia Dahl Jul 12, 2007
Bush and Cheney's tortured secrecy
Can the White House win a constitutional showdown with Congress over executive privilege after shredding the nation's trust?
By David Cole Jul 12, 2007
The House takes on clemency
Did Bush's Libby commutation undermine the rule of law? Who knows.
Julia Dahl Jul 11, 2007
The real reason for the Libby commutation?
Over the weekend, two pundits offered their take on why President Bush commuted his former aide's prison sentence.
Alex Koppelman Jul 9, 2007
A Snow job on Libby
As the House plans a hearing, the White House press secretary mounts a factually challenged defense.
Tim Grieve Jul 5, 2007
"Even Richard Nixon knew it was time to resign"
From Iraq to Scooter Libby, Bush and Cheney have broken America's trust and stabbed this nation in the back. It is time for them to go.
By Keith Olbermann Jul 4, 2007
Bush and Cheney walk, too
Even as the president confesses that Scooter Libby engaged in a cover-up -- after all, that was the verdict -- he completes the ultimate obstruction of justice in the Plame affair.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jul 3, 2007
Did Clinton really do it too?
Slate's Tim Noah defends the Libby commutation, arguing that the former president committed perjury as well, but his argument doesn't hold up.
Alex Koppelman Jul 3, 2007
Bush: My decision was the right decision
But the president won't rule out a pardon for Libby, either.
Tim Grieve Jul 3, 2007
Snow: "Not going to close the door on a pardon"
The White House refuses to say whether Bush even thinks Libby committed a crime.
Tim Grieve Jul 3, 2007
"A good American"
GOP presidential candidates respond -- or don't -- to Bush's decision on Libby.
Tim Grieve and Julia Dahl Jul 3, 2007
Even the lawlessness was lawless
Bush commuted Libby's sentence without consulting the Justice Department and without regard for the usual standards and procedures.
Tim Grieve Jul 3, 2007
"It is my judgment"
In the United States v. Scooter Libby, the president sides with Scooter Libby.
Tim Grieve Jul 2, 2007
Libby spared the clink
Hours after a court decided that the vice president's former chief of staff could not remain free on bail, President Bush comes through with a commutation.
Alex Koppelman Jul 2, 2007
Libby loses bid for freedom
Court of Appeals won't keep him out of prison pending appeal.
Tim Grieve Jul 2, 2007
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