Scooter Libby - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/scooter_libby/?source=rss&aim=scooter_libby en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST Did Bush ask Scott McClellan to lie -- or didn't he? By Joe Conason Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/11/21/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss 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. The Bush vs. Cheney battle over Libby By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/23/bush_cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/23/bush_cheney/index.html?source=rss The relationship between the two men became strained as they left office, and there's still some tension Fair Plame By Rebecca Traister Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/24/valerie_plame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/24/valerie_plame/index.html?source=rss After years of enforced silence, Valerie Plame Wilson finally tells all -- except for the stuff the CIA blacked out. We'll go no more a-Rove-ing By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/13/karl_rove/index.html?source=rss 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. It's finally time for Bush to answer questions about Libby By Joe Conason Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/13/plame_wilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/07/13/plame_wilson/index.html?source=rss Why not start with releasing the transcripts of Bush and Cheney's interviews with special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald? Cheney reportedly "furious" with Bush over Libby By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/17/cheney_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/17/cheney_libby/index.html?source=rss The former vice president apparently made a last-minute push for a pardon for Scooter Libby, and is angry it was unsuccessful. Cheney criticizes Bush over Libby By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/libby_cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/libby_cheney/index.html?source=rss The former vice president says he disagreed with his old boss' decision not to give a last-minute pardon to Scooter Libby. WSJ to Bush: Pardon Libby By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/23/wsj_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/12/23/wsj_libby/index.html?source=rss The paper's editorial board says the president can improve his legacy by "by undoing a measure of the injustice inflicted on" Scooter Libby. Scooter Libby disbarred By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/20/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/03/20/libby/index.html?source=rss Dick Cheney's former chief of staff will no longer be able to practice law in Washington. Libby drops appeal By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/10/libby/index.html?source=rss With the president having commuted his sentence, there was little reason to press on. McClellan implicates Bush, Cheney in Plame lie By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/20/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/20/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss Former White House press secretary says the president and vice president were involved in the false exoneration of Libby and Rove. Larry Craig and the double standards By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/30/craig_double/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/30/craig_double/index.html?source=rss The White House still won't talk about Scooter Libby. So why is it calling Craig a "disappointment"? Accountability? Libby? Gonzales? Let me tell you about 9/11 By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/09/bush2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/09/bush2/index.html?source=rss The president changes the subject. Judge dismisses Valerie Plame's lawsuit By Julia Dahl Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/plame_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/19/plame_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss The outed CIA officer is considering an appeal in her suit against Bush administration officials. Bush calls Libby commutation "fair and balanced" By Julia Dahl Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/12/bushspeech_libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/12/bushspeech_libby/index.html?source=rss President briefly addresses the possibility that someone in the administration leaked Plame's name. Bush and Cheney's tortured secrecy By David Cole Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/12/exec_privilege/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/12/exec_privilege/index.html?source=rss Can the White House win a constitutional showdown with Congress over executive privilege after shredding the nation's trust? The House takes on clemency By Julia Dahl Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/11/clemency_hearing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/11/clemency_hearing/index.html?source=rss Did Bush's Libby commutation undermine the rule of law? Who knows. The real reason for the Libby commutation? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/libby/index.html?source=rss Over the weekend, two pundits offered their take on why President Bush commuted his former aide's prison sentence. A Snow job on Libby By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/snow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/snow/index.html?source=rss As the House plans a hearing, the White House press secretary mounts a factually challenged defense. "Even Richard Nixon knew it was time to resign" By Keith Olbermann Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/04/olbermann/index.html?source=rss 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. Bush and Cheney walk, too By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/03/libby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/03/libby/index.html?source=rss 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. Did Clinton really do it too? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/noah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/noah/index.html?source=rss Slate's Tim Noah defends the Libby commutation, arguing that the former president committed perjury as well, but his argument doesn't hold up. Bush: My decision was the right decision By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/bush/index.html?source=rss But the president won't rule out a pardon for Libby, either. Snow: "Not going to close the door on a pardon" By Tim Grieve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/snow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/snow/index.html?source=rss The White House refuses to say whether Bush even thinks Libby committed a crime. "A good American" By Tim Grieve and Julia Dahl Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/reax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/03/reax/index.html?source=rss GOP presidential candidates respond -- or don't -- to Bush's decision on Libby.